jpdb beta

bad habit; vice

1

out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb

1

soft; fragile; weak; poorly built; insubstantial

1

to beat into shape

1

stinging; smarting; on edge; nervous; ripping; peeling

1

arbitration; intercession; mediation

1

to some extent; to a certain extent

1

way (of doing); manner; method; means

1

to backfire; to produce a result opposite to what was expected or intended

1

to make eye contact

1

third day of the month; three days

2

to sum it up in one word; ... is the word for it

1

everything; anything; nothing

2

to smash; to crush

1

each other; one another

1

anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside

3

obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted

1

obstinate; stubborn; obdurate; headstrong; willful; perverse

1

to contribute jointly

1

crisis awareness; sense of impending crisis

1

tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing

1

sentimental; mushy; sugary; saccharine; sickly-sweet

1

you could say that

2

corpse; dead person

1

again (and again); once again; yet again; (there you go) again

1

killing and wounding; bloodshed

1

to be remembered; to go down in history

1

if times were better; if one had been born at an earlier, more opportune time; if times had not changed; if I had my due

1

to settle (a dispute)

2

pride; boast

1

to be opposite; to face each other

1

peace; harmony

1

reception; acceptance; enjoyment; being given

1

insane; crazy; nuts; out of one's mind

1

deed; act

2

to not match well (e.g. at the seams); to not mesh properly (of gears); to differ (e.g. of opinions); to clash; to be in conflict (e.g. with the facts)

1

(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force

5

to compete (with each other); to contend for; to vie for; to rival

1

to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with

1

spot (where one was hit)

1

criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach

1

having lost face; in a bind

1

belief; faith; conviction

2

on bad terms; at loggerheads

1

proportion

2

reprimand; rebuke; reproach; scolding

1

luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant

1

only; nothing but

1

humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits

1

slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)

1