jpdb beta

being a poor loser; unwillingness to admit defeat; sour grapes

1

plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme

1

failure; collapse; breakdown; break-up; bankruptcy

1

candidate (for an election)

1

recommendation; referral; endorsement

1

(one's) self; oneself

5

partner

1

naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting

1

uneasy; unsure; unreliable; untrustworthy; (arch.) nervous; (arch.) impatient

1

plausible; believable; solemn; dignified; serious

1

absolutely; unconditionally; never (with neg. verb)

1

to make someone's acquaintance; to become acquainted (with)

1

to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul

5

meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly

2

to triumph; to be elated with success

1

even now; still; as yet

4

small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest

2

payback; tit for tat; retaliation; doing over again; redoing

1

dated; date; fixed; external

1

characteristic (of); peculiar (to)

1

way of calling

1

but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just

4

to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check

1

having nothing to do; having time on one's hands (and not knowing what to do); being at a loose end; being bored

1

Thailand

14

to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate

1

learning ability

1

to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival

2

self-consciousness; self-awareness

1

sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay

3

breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium

2

to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of

6

defect; demerit; weak point; disadvantage

1

strong point; merit; virtue; advantage

1

seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)

1

good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter

1

notice; attention; observation

1

precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right

3

to flatter; to soft-soap; to sweet talk; to cajole; to instigate

1

knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes

3

frequently; often; (staring) fixedly; narrowly; closely

1

there is nothing

2

cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible

1

as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly

3

locker room; changing room; dressing room

1

to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly

10

direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...

3

professor; teaching; instruction

1

every day

1

unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious (psychoanalysis)

2