jpdb beta

hostility; animosity; enmity

1

loser; failure; underdog; unmarried and childless older woman

1

to bear; to endure

3

to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out

2

to hold back others from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage

3

to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to

1

one-to-one; one-on-one

2

poor; lame; ill-prepared

1

on the occasion of; at the time of

2

special training; intensive training; crash course

2

what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about

2

opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items

2

shallows; shoal; rapids; current; position; place

1

autosuggestion; self-suggestion

7

escape from reality; escapism; ostrichism

1

blunt; to the point; direct; outspoken; frank

3

off the mark; off base; misdirected; irrelevant

1

as a child; when one was a child

1

instinct

3

in some cases; sometimes; on occasions

1

adult; grown-up

1

transcendence; transcendency; transcendental; to transcend; to rise above

1

kindergarten

1

to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter

1

living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood

1

to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)

11

first of all; in the first place; to begin with; for starters

1

to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated

2

athlete

1

of course; certainly; naturally

1

now is the time

1

to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last

2

golfer

3

green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)

4

golf course

2

unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident

3

contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...

1

somewhat sudden

1

to close (one's eyes); to shut

1

to say no more; to sink into silence

2

being startled

2

suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange

2

slight intoxication

1

to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver

2

while in class

1

nodding off (while sitting); dozing

1

fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly

3

with intense concentration; eagerly; intently; devouringly

3

to gaze at; to fix one's eyes upon

3

the most; the best; peerless; the greatest; first-rate

1