jpdb beta

for fun; half in jest

1

to enjoy (oneself)

2

anger; passion

1

society; the world; the times

1

to lead someone around by the nose

1

ruin; destruction; fall

3

ill-natured; inconstancy

2

uncommon; rare; extraordinary; matchless

1

wicked woman; ugly woman

1

goddamn idiot; moron; nitwit

1

to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)

3

gun; rifle; small arms

2

to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy

5

to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)

1

unsparingly; without listening to the other party; without giving the other party a chance to explain

1

rare (or peculiar) animal

1

to be born; to come into the world

1

clumsy; awkward; tactless; awkward (e.g. socially); (arch.) mean; (arch.) cowardly

2

occupation; profession; job; vocation; trade; calling

1

aptitude; aptness; suitability

2

coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation

2

misanthropy; misanthropist

1

(talking in a) half-joking manner

1

to take seriously; to believe in; to fall for

1

to overlook; to ignore; to pass over

1

to glare at; to scowl at

1

to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss

1

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

1

to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger

2

to subsist; to keep on living

1

sense of humiliation

1

bending; curving; warping (of feelings, logic, etc.); distortion; refraction; inflection

1

ingrained habit; second nature

1

detestable; abhorrent; loathsome

1

how; in what way

2

in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely

2

dilemma; predicament

1

to explain away; to talk one's way out of; to excuse oneself; to evade

1

naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt

1

to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon

1

to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate

1

helping hand; help; support; aid

1

to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one

1

each; respectively

1

pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing

2

if so; in that case; in that situation

1

everything; anything; nothing

1

so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here

1

to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect

1

dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving

1