jpdb beta

patience; perseverance; persistence; tenacity; energy

1

severely; harshly; utterly; terribly

4

to puzzle over; to think deeply about; to rack one's brains over (wrack)

1

reply; response; answer

1

playing dead; feigning death; playing possum

8

even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)

2

to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained

6

to check; to compare

2

to consider carefully; to deliberate thoroughly; to think over

1

answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result

22

much the same

3

hard to penetrate event or situation

1

to thrust before; to thrust at

3

to be responsive; to show immediate results

1

so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite

8

only; just

2

upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere

1

marking; grading; scoring

5

nasty; mean; heartless; inconsiderate; selfish

4

something's wrong (with someone); not right (in the head); not oneself; crazy; nuts

1

mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)

1

implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation

4

bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)

2

devil; demon; Satan; the Devil; Māra; evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment

4

feeble joke; bad pun

2

to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate

6

to have meaning; to be meaningful

4

to look young; to seem young

2

to count; to enumerate

2

thirty; 30

3

to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)

5

simply; merely; only; solely

6

eloquent; glib; talkative; smooth talker; glib talker

1

voluble; eloquent

1

playing alone

3

to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point

1

easy to understand

12

considerably; fairly; quite

12

stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs

14

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

2

to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with

1

inarticulate; clumsy with words; poor at speaking

1

to (an extent); up to; doesn't amount to doing ...; not significant enough to require ...; even if ...

7

unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful

4

to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet

2

familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old stand-by

2

substitution (for someone else); substitute; stand-in; scapegoat; sacrifice

3

change of attitude (stance, position); lightness of foot; ability to dodge out of the way of an attack

1

to say no more; to sink into silence

1

figure; form; figurine; model figure; figure skating

2