jpdb beta

threat; menace; coercion; blackmail

1

ghastliness; dreadfulness; grimness; intimidation; menace; threat

1

word; remark; statement

4

writing off (a debt); cancellation; balancing the books; cancelling out (gains or losses); making even; making up (for)

1

one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism

1

hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment

1

to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)

1

honor; honour; prestige; dignity; honorary (e.g. president, doctorate)

1

to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern

1

it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it

1

materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis

1

to stick (into); to pierce; to enter at full speed; to hit (e.g. the catcher's mitt) at speed

1

pressure; pressure (e.g. political); arm-twisting

2

to increase; to grow

1

criminal; culprit

1

barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty

1

to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up

1

lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help

1

to spoil; to ruin; to destroy; to make a mess of

1

paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow

1

real nuisance; becoming inconvenienced by someone else's problems (through no fault of one's own)

1

look who's talking; I don't want to hear it from you; are you in any position to say that?

1

to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb

3

smooth-spoken

1

since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while

2

forward; officious; impertinent; intrusive

2

reprimand; rebuke; reproach; scolding

4

I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)

2

anger; wrath

1

to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away

1

faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true

3

to be flexible; to be accommodating

1

intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart

1

(keeping a) low profile

1

to get carried away; to become over-excited; to push one's luck; to push a good thing too far

1

discomfort; displeasure

1

to fan (oneself, flames, etc.); to flap (in the wind); to instigate; to stir up; to drive up prices (by buying a large amount of something); to take a photo from a low angle; to tailgate

2

to get to the main subject; to move on to the main topic; to get down to business

1

both; (not) either

2

formal; official; regular; proper; legal; due (formalities)

2

opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring

2

this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that

1

to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down

2

personnel; members; lineup (of a team); announcement of next day's match-ups

1

each; individual

1

flower; flowering plant

1

seducer; smooth talker; picking up women; hitting on women; moderate party; moderate

1

to crack jokes

1

mental condition; state of mind; mentality

1

negative; minus

1