jpdb beta

impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; presence; appeal

1

withdrawal; secession; separation; breakaway

1

chance; start; opportunity; cause; reason; excuse

1

defect; fault; flaw; deformity; deficiency; shortage

1

awkward (movements, speech, etc.); jerky; stiff; strained (relations); sour

1

flamboyant; extravagant; showy; attention-seeking

1

nagging; critical; talkative; gossipy

1

untalkative; quiet; taciturn; reticent; uncommunicative

1

reliable; dependable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising

2

gently; quietly; calmly

1

to envy; to be envious of; to be jealous of

1

with a start; with a jump

1

oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!

3

yeah; you're right; that's right

1

having done ... by mistake; having messed up ...

1

to talk to oneself; to mutter

1

to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge

2

to sit at a desk (to study); to be at one's desk; to set to work on revision, homework, etc.

1

locker; rocker; rock'n'roller

15

doll; puppet; marionette; puppet (person under the control of another); straw man; yes-man

32

the West; the Occident; Western countries

1

to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)

1

childish; childlike; immature; infantile; puerile

1

to carry; to bring (to a place)

1

gradually; by degrees; little by little; bit by bit

1

after school (at the end of the day)

1

even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...

1

instead of; replacing; on behalf of

1

straight line

1

easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going

1

handle; grip; knob

1

serious; earnest; honest; real; legit

2

not; nonexistent; not being (there)

3

to put one's strength into

2

(not) even a little bit; (not) in the slightest; (not) one bit

1

what kind of; what sort of; what; how; in what way

1

book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter

1

missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown

2

moment; instant; just then; right at that moment; for a moment; for an instant

9

consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)

4

swiftly; rapidly; suddenly; abruptly; sharply (of a slope, bend, etc.); steeply

1

to fall on one's backside; to land on one's rear

2

deep (hole, forest, snow, etc.); dense (e.g. fog); thick (e.g. weeds, woods); close (e.g. relationship); deep (involvement); intense (e.g. longing, flavor); severe

3

darkness; the dark

1

to lend a hand; to help

1

ugh; yuck; ick; blech; damn; crap

1

to grimace; to frown

2

sticky

1

evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy

1

mold; mould; mildew

1