jpdb beta

to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit

4

tolerance; open-mindedness; forbearance; generosity; magnanimity

2

hope; wish; aspiration

5

to curry favour; to butter up; to fawn over; to humour someone (humor); to put in a good mood (e.g. a baby)

1

-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be

1

to be wet; to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked

1

peaceful

1

recollecting; reminiscing; looking back; retrospection; review

1

placement; fixed position; mapping out; location

1

that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that

9

another (person); the other person; one more (person)

1

subtle seasoning that brings out the flavor; secret ingredient

1

to use (in cooking); to mix (in)

1

faraway; far-off

1

forehead; brow

1

to take aim (at); to set one's sights (on); to zero in (on)

1

direct hit

1

to do ... incessantly; to do ... hard; (arch.) to happen repeatedly; (arch.) to happen over and over again

1

lump of meat; piece of flesh; human body

1

to insert; to put between; to tuck (e.g. fabric into a gap)

1

thin skin

1

bending; curving; warping (of feelings, logic, etc.); distortion; refraction; inflection

1

to clatter; to flap (noisily); to rattle; to walk around being unable to settle down

1

space walk

1

unable to read the situation; unable to pick up on the mood (e.g. of a conversation)

1

to forget something ever existed; to pretend something didn't happen; to put something behind one; to forgive (something)

1

to row; to scull; to pedal (e.g. bicycle); to swing (on a swing); to operate a hand pump; to push through (deep snow, the jungle, etc.)

1

frequent; continual; constant; great; intense; strong

1

the same generation; coeval

1

standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against

1

to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)

1

curse; malediction; hex

1

to pour on

1

unveiling; debut; introduction

1

checkmate

1

resignation; giving up the game for lost

1

direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means

2

front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context

1

then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so

1

alumni association; graduates' association; alumni meeting; class reunion

1

obstacle; hindrance; impediment; nuisance; bore; burden

1

management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome

2

main purpose; chief aim; focus; main point; gist; essence

1

to invade; to attack; to breach; to penetrate

1

deterrence; ability to deter (an attack, etc.)

2

to pause; to have a short intermission

1

immediately; instantly; with nary a pause; without a moment's delay

1

coming flying in (migratory birds, airborne sand, pollen, etc.); coming by airplane

2

just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street

3

jumping to a hasty conclusion

1