jpdb beta

sprout; shoot; bud; germinal disk (in an egg)

1

to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do

14

honest; steady

1

frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken

1

to teach (the way); to guide; to instruct; to enlighten

1

to hit; to beat; to shout at; to yell at

1

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

4

severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)

7

to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float

3

nasty; disgusting; detestable; unpleasant; disagreeable; creepy

1

pupil; student; schoolchild

1

rebellious; defiant

1

openly; squarely; directly; to a person's face

1

opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery

1

extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more

2

of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant

1

to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back

1

pecking order; hierarchical relationship; vertical relationship; hyponymy

1

poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite

3

to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter

1

leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)

2

to harmonize with; to keep in tune with; to go along with; to keep in step

1

inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness

1

anything and everything; just about everything

4

game

6

turning a movie, comic, etc. into a (computer) game; gamification

1

to be hard pressed; to be at a loss; to become poor; to be reduced to poverty

1

to fall asleep

3

to be wide-awake; to be wakeful; to be unable to sleep

2

to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex

1

both sides

1

tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health

1

so-so; passable; now, now; my, my

1

well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable

2

this evening; tonight

1

in a good mood; cheerful

1

to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)

4

picking on somebody smaller than oneself; bullying the weak

1

to feel depressed; to be down

1

question; query

1

addition; supplement; appending; appendix

1

good humour (humor); good mood

3

boatman; ferryman

1

same feeling; same sentiment; same opinion; sympathy; agreement; concurrence

1

to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with

1

to waste time

1

to live fast (and recklessly)

1

to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience

2

biggest; greatest; largest; maximum

2

formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy

1