jpdb beta

shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes

1

dead end; cul-de-sac; blind alley; end; end of the road; end point

1

over one's shoulder

1

anger; rage; resentment; indignation; exasperation

1

irritable; bad-tempered

1

apparent; obvious; very clear

1

awkward; embarrassed; embarrassing; inconvenient; inopportune; untimely

1

other than; excluding; without

1

to look down (on); to condescend (to)

1

to bark; to howl; to howl (e.g. of the wind); to roar; to yell; to cry

1

astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful

2

to answer the phone

1

circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money

1

to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position

1

boss; leader; head; boss (difficult enemy, usu. at the end of a section or level)

5

report; information

6

to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue

1

pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable

2

balance of power (in a relationship); power dynamic

1

(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)

1

to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)

2

restlessly; aimlessly; to loiter; to drift; to be restless; to fuss

2

hatred

1

slow; weak-headed

1

evidence; proof

4

to take pains; to take time for someone; to do work for someone; to go to trouble for someone

1

timid person; coward

1

being a poor loser; unwillingness to admit defeat; sour grapes

2

to make snide remarks; to put into bad mood

1

nonchalant air; unruffled air

1

role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role

2

to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out

1

otherwise; or else; if not

1

incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost

2

even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on

1

presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch

1

birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin

1

to lie; to cheat; to pretend; to trick; to deceive

3

stepping back; drawing back

1

prop; stay; support; brace; fulcrum

1

at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment

2

to run past from behind; to run through (e.g. gate, one's mind)

1

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

1

in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely

2

to let something (or somebody) go past; to do too much

1

to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength

1

clothes rack

1

to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)

2

long desk; long table

2

toilet articles; makeup kit

1