jpdb beta

flashy; gaudy; wrapped in cheap flattery

1

seducer; smooth talker; picking up women; hitting on women; moderate party; moderate

1

clumsy; awkward; tactless; awkward (e.g. socially); (arch.) mean; (arch.) cowardly

1

student days

1

to get to know each other; to make acquaintance

1

to tower above the rest; to be by far the best; to be prominent; to be outstanding; to be a cut above

1

argument; discussion; dispute; controversy

2

fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity

1

to hate; to detest

4

to volunteer; to undertake a challenge

1

idealism

1

to be taken aback; to be dumbfounded

1

belief; faith; conviction

1

will; resolution; kindness; goodwill; gift (as a token of gratitude)

1

scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market

2

role of a villain (film, drama, etc.); bad-guy role; social outcast role

1

priority matter

1

to wish to go well; to have good intentions

1

love; affection

2

hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible

1

if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...

1

insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)

1

expression; phraseology

1

to recognize by sound (recognise); to identify by sound; to understand; to be reasonable

1

ignoring; disregarding; taking no notice of; refusing to comment on; turning a deaf ear to

2

still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least

1

parent and child

2

dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish

1

being all smiles with joy

1

to jump on someone's (verbal) mistake; to trip someone up; to find fault with something someone says

1

preface; introduction; preamble

1

pursuing liability; finding out who is at fault; trying to pin the blame on someone

1

inducing; causing; triggering; giving rise to

2

unfounded (e.g. rumour); groundless; baseless; completely untrue

1

we

2

enemy nation

7

to instigate; to tempt; to entice; to incite

2

together with; same; both; all; including ...

2

rising to action; standing up against; jumping to one's feet

2

to persist in; to carry out; to have one's own way; to push through; to carry through

1

traitor (to one's country); quisling

1

official announcement; proclamation

1

torture

2

forcibly; against one's will

3

spy; secret agent

2

coercion; extortion; compulsion; force

2

to fall onto; to happen; to befall

1

easy; simple; plain

1

inexpensive; cheap; easy; simple

1

cheerful; buoyant; lighthearted

1