jpdb beta

fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them; flaking out

1

responsibility; duty; obligation

1

we; us; I; me; my store (business, etc.)

4

to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)

2

to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut

1

fast (talking); rapid; quick-tongued

1

confident; assured; self-assured; bullish

2

to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out

1

certain; sure; no doubt; reliable; dependable

2

black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty

3

to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable

1

other party; opposite party; opposing team; one's opponent; one's adversary

2

genuine article; real thing; real deal

7

proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification

3

judgement; judgment; expert opinion; appraisal

1

to accuse someone falsely; to make a false charge

1

failure; defective article; dead loss; good-for-nothing; worthless person; flop

3

to palm off; to force a sale

1

relation; relationship

1

to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)

3

to be packed (with); to be filled; to be blocked (of a pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to be become shorter; to shrink; to be at a loss (for)

2

young; youthful

1

to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)

4

to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to act innocent

1

closing up shop (for the day); stopping business; going out of business

2

these guys; these fellows

2

absurd; unreasonable; rash; reckless; excessive; immoderate

1

look of amazement; looking dumbfounded

3

inferior goods; faulty item

1

shamelessly; acting brazenly unaffected; being resigned to (disgrace)

1

to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up

1

good-naturedness; good-natured person; credulous person; easy mark

1

much less; to say nothing of

1

what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any

1

sympathy; compassion; pity

5

tidal hour; right time (to do something); opportunity; chance

1

inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)

1

to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around

2

highest; uppermost; topmost; oldest; eldest

1

compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement

1

closing up shop (for the day); stopping business; going out of business

3

form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence

1

decree; directive

1

joining (an association, agreement, etc.); participation; affiliation; accession

1

it is written that ...; ... is written; it says ...; it reads ...

1

to close; to shut

3

suspension of business

2

monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision

1

spy; spying

5

leaving someone behind; abandoning someone; marooning someone

1