jpdb beta

ostentation; display

1

ability; skill; facility

1

acting; performance

5

suggestion; hint; implication

1

to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)

3

ability; capacity; capability; physical strength

2

pluralizing suffix

1

splat!

1

bad impression

1

critical

1

confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)

11

(one's) life

2

denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like

1

pride; dignity; self-respect

1

to lay the blame on; to put the fault on

1

bothersome; tiresome; bother to do

3

to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep

7

indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission

2

to try and do something; to attempt to do something

2

activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role

10

provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation

3

competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)

1

ten-odd; a dozen or so

1

stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)

1

average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to

4

to be reduced to ...

1

to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest

1

suitable; satisfactory; desirable

1

striking; remarkable; considerable

4

compared with

2

to tighten; to press hard

1

putting off; postponing

8

goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark

1

abandoned building; derelict building

2

to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by

2

amiability; friendliness; fondness (of someone); affection; compliments; civilities

1

moderate

1

to do

4

common; ordinary; conventional; customary

3

to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase

2

accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons

1

to threaten; to intimidate; to be threatening

1

to barricade oneself in; to hold (a fort, etc.); to shut oneself up; to be besieged; to dig in

7

hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member

1

harsh (criticism, treatment, etc.); severe; hard; strict

1

anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever

2

timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish (e.g. market)

2

assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement

11

still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less

2

to bring (someone) back home; to take (someone) back home

2