jpdb beta

to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)

5

opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism

1

overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed

2

to push aside; to brush aside

3

thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected

2

to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly

1

direct; immediate; personal; firsthand

2

payback; tit for tat; retaliation; doing over again; redoing

2

courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness

3

to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl

6

to lash out at; to flare up at; to fly at; to turn on

1

following (e.g. someone's opinion); being servile to; adherence; compliance; emulation; mimicking

1

to lend an ear to; to listen to

2

to press a question; to cross-examine

2

hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done

1

searching for the culprit; trying to find out who did something

8

imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action

3

offender; criminal; culprit

14

to feel refreshed; to feel more cheerful; to feel better

1

betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer

2

discord; breaking up (e.g. friendship)

1

pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants

2

indefinite; hazy; vague; unsettled; undecided

2

to take to task; to take it out on

2

to hesitate to say

1

not necessarily so; is not always true

2

to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing

1

I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow

1

discord; antagonism

1

to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain

1

doubt; suspicion; fear; apprehension

1

to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin

1

sure; yeah; I know

3

composed expression; clear face

2

significant; useful; meaningful; worthwhile; valuable; of interest

1

information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.

1

to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float

3

to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand

1

with resolution

1

to spit out; to eject; to dump

2

degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction

1

not caring; not giving a damn

1

settlement for a dispute (esp. one caused by an affront or blunder); money paid to settle a dispute

2

twice

1

inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care

1

very popular; highly favoured

1

to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)

1

loud voice

2

cause; origin

1

to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp

2