jpdb beta

precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right

2

to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light

1

verbal attack

1

pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements

4

less than; under; below

1

to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in

5

to overlook (a mistake, fault, etc.); to tolerate; to let pass; to give someone a break; to let someone off lightly; to be lenient

1

unnecessary trouble brought upon oneself; stirring up a hornet's nest

1

nothing but; none other than

2

to pocket an insult; to choke back one's tears

2

to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many

2

to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to compress; to pack

2

to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)

1

to feel like an idiot; to make a fool of yourself

1

now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again

5

remarks; comments; way of talking; speaking style; excuse; topic (of conversation)

1

to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise

2

to talk; to speak

1

further; above; anymore

2

in the same way as; just like

3

early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker

1

to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)

2

bumping of heads; running into; coming across; encountering

2

school bag (usu. handheld or hung from the shoulder); schoolbag

1

waiting; waiting time; wait tile; tile which would complete one's hand

1

to keep (a person) waiting

1

unprecedented; never seen before

2

attention seeker; look-at-me

1

bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement

3

brother complex; excessive attachment to one's brother; black contemporary (music)

4

three times

2

behaving outrageously as though there were no one around; acting without consideration for others; arrogance; audacity; insolence

3

being put off (by someone's words, behaviour, etc.); being taken aback; recoiling (in shock, disgust, etc.); zooming out or pulling the camera back to get a wider image (in film and TV)

1

(verbal) abuse; denunciation; disparagement; vilification; scathing criticism

1

to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration

2

willpower; energy; vitality

1

loafers

1

to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)

1

since; henceforth

3

youngest child

2

I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)

2

to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say

2

to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart

4

immediately following

2

what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak

1

behaviour; behavior

1

remains; traces; (the sorrow of) parting; end

1

to be moreish; to have a quality that encourages you to eat (drink) more of them after; to have lingering effects

1

to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose

3

life-form

1