jpdb beta

to make light of; to ignore; to slight

4

rapid (e.g. progress)

3

to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being

4

negative; contradictory

1

collar; lapels

1

on the one hand ... (and on the other ...); on one side

2

combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination

1

fighting (against); taking on (an opponent); facing; confronting; competing (with); battle

1

has never (done, occurred); there has never been an instance (where); there is no precedent (for)

1

day after day; every day

1

throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...

4

persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate

2

declaration of war

1

unworthy; unbecoming; improper

2

candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination

12

sudden change; upheaval

2

haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing

1

scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer

2

measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion

3

whatever

1

coward

1

consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude

6

lucky you

1

slave; servant; slavery

7

nape of the neck

1

to pin down; to knock down; to push (and hold) someone down (esp. with sexual connotations)

1

horseback riding; sitting astride; straddling

1

noisy; confused; uproarious

3

anger; wrath

2

to cancel; to withdraw; to retract; to take back (words, etc.); to revoke

4

choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy

4

kind; sort; species; species

2

to place (in relation to the whole); to rank; to position; to locate

2

in this way; along these lines; similarly

1

in public; in company; in the presence of others

1

cool; calm; composed; all right; fine; OK

1

demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire

3

as one had hoped; as one wishes

1

to weaken

2

dust

3

to strain (oneself); to bear down; to exert oneself; to put on a bold front; to make a show of strength; to swagger

2

after school (at the end of the day)

5

different opinion; objection

2

bad (feeling, impression, attitude); creepy; disgusting

1

least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least

7

absolutely; positively; decidedly

1

to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into

4

to make a profit

2

inconsiderate; unkind; cruel; thoughtless; unthinking; mindless

2

to blush

1