jpdb beta

good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless

1

conquest (of a difficulty, illness, handicap, etc.); overcoming; bringing under control; subjugation; victory over

1

all things in nature; the whole creation

1

to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect

4

a knowing look

1

to press for an answer; to shower questions on someone

3

reliable; dependable; trustworthy; sure

1

there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)

11

no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable

5

indicate reason; infers some protest

2

(mental) agony; anguish; suffering; distress

3

faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre

4

flaw; defect; fault

1

eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort

7

cannot bring oneself (to do); unable to bear (e.g. seeing)

2

to smile (at someone)

2

assistance (in a fight); help; aid; helper; supporter

2

now that; since; so long as; because

1

tremendous strength; (lit.) strength of a hundred people

2

beginner

1

to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up

1

a hard time; pains

1

frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)

9

teaching materials

1

boyfriend; he; him

9

psychology

1

to take a long hard look at; to look (someone) full in the face

1

to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate

2

phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo

1

to sigh; to breathe a sigh

4

to look away; to avert one's eyes

6

grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering

1

easily mixed up (e.g. similar words); easily mistaken; confusingly similar; misleading; equivocal; ambiguous

1

not understanding; not knowing

1

to blank out; to panic

1

pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)

2

matter being discussed (e.g. in a private conversation); it's not your business; it doesn't matter (to you); our side of the story (in contrast to another's version)

1

habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle

3

anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity

4

so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much

3

emotional instability

1

to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes

2

evening; night; dinner

38

solitude; loneliness; isolation

6

care; attentiveness; attention; consideration (for others); solicitude

1

probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't

9

goodness; good

1

understanding person; supporter

1

other than; excluding; without

1

certainly; surely

2