jpdb beta

affectation; pretension; posturing; posing as; behaving as; acting like

1

to hit the mark; to hit the nail on the head

1

objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument

3

light blue; pale blue; aqua

1

coat; jacket; outerwear; top; upper-body garment

2

deep blue; navy blue

1

trousers; pants

1

manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)

3

design

3

to wear (from the shoulders down); to put on; to take (the blame, responsibility); to bear

1

pink (colour, color); peach

1

pushing back one's opponent while locked in close quarters; having a tendency towards; being close to

2

disguising oneself as a man; dressing as a man (for a woman); male clothing

1

to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of

1

to be conspicuous; to stand out

5

corner; nook; recess

1

upper class; upper echelons of society; the rich and powerful; the elite

1

tide; current; tendency; trend

2

to shift; to move; to slide; to move (an appointment, meeting, etc.); to bring forward; to put back

1

to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with

3

heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle

2

to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to welcome (a proposal, advice, etc.); to take kindly to; to do with pleasure

6

shape; form; appearance; style; state; situation

1

to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to fill with (emotion, enthusiasm, power, etc.); to imbue with; to fill a space (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. of a voice)

2

to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up

1

common sense; common knowledge; common understanding

1

to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)

4

doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion

1

without; but if; otherwise; or else

2

sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course

1

spontaneous discharge; sudden outburst; accidental gun discharge

1

to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to do thoroughly; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)

1

danger; peril; hazard; risk

2

gas (as a fuel); gas (state of matter); poison gas; dense fog; thick fog; gas stove; gas cooker

1

(stare or glare with) scornful eyes; reproachful eyes; disgusted eyes

1

unnatural; affected; studied; forced

2

goes without saying; needless to say; obvious

1

as planned; according to plan

2

to order; to command; to appoint

1

girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman

1

one way or another; in many ways; in various ways

1

together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)

2

the teens (10-19); teenage; the tenth generation

1

same sex

1

granted that; even if; even though

1

to renew old friendship

2

joyful (news, event, etc.); joyous; delightful (e.g. result); pleasing (e.g. sight); gratifying; welcome

1

knowingly or unknowingly; with or without someone's knowledge

1

end (e.g. of a line); tail end; rear; backmost part

1

drawbridge; bascule bridge

1