jpdb beta

to confute; to argue down; to persuade; to convince; to prevail on

1

situation

1

assistance; backing; reinforcements

4

delay; lag; falling behind; falling behind in; lagging behind in

1

defeating; crushing; smashing; destroying

1

best; ideal; perfect

1

start; beginning; first step; clue

1

to contact; to get in touch with; to check in (with)

1

now that; since; so long as; because

1

as expected; just as one thought; as feared; sure enough

1

signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking

2

to feel under pressure; to feel impatient; to be in a hurry

1

cold water

1

to pour on

1

astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast

2

to overhear; to hear (secondhand); to hear on the grapevine; to know by hearsay

1

idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning

5

grinding of the teeth; involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation; gnashing one's teeth; gritting one's teeth

2

to follow; to come along (with); to accompany; to come with (something); to follow as a result (of); to be incidental (to)

1

mental; spiritual; emotional

1

to answer a question

1

to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)

2

to miss a chance; to miss an opportunity

1

to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)

4

probability; likelihood; chances

1

to deepen; to heighten; to intensify

1

being stuck between a rock and a hard place; being in a dilemma; being torn between conflicting demands

1

short; shortstop; short (circuit); short hair; short selling

1

sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical

2

balloon (toy or decoration); balloon (hot-air or gas)

1

fine thread

1

empty space; empty sky

2

to float; to rise to the surface; to stand out; to be visible; to be alienated

2

shaking violently

1

to shake; to tremble; to sway; to be unsettled; to be unstable; to fluctuate

2

to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously

2

to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver; to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat

2

scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops

1

extinction (e.g. of a family); dying out; discontinuation; severance (e.g. of relations); rupture; breaking off

1

to fade; to become dim

2

to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged

2

calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!

2

pulsation; pulsatory motion

1

to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength

1

thread; yarn; string

1

to collapse (physically or emotionally); to fall down

2

unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short

2

the five senses

2

to disappear; to vanish

1

dullard; indecisive person

4