jpdb beta

to jump at the chance; to accept an offer; to show interest in; to accept a proposal

1

self-esteem; self-respect; self-importance; conceit; pride

1

obediently; submissively; readily; slavishly; without protest

1

fire; flame; blaze

2

to break by hand (e.g. a flower); to break off (a twig); to pluck (a flower, a bud); to make a young woman one's own thing

2

when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives

1

threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)

1

wild; uninhibited; extravagant; rampant

1

by force

1

evasion; excuse; subterfuge; runaround

1

foundation (of a newspaper, magazine, etc.); starting; launching; first publication

1

on the occasion of

1

this kind of

1

magazine (company)

1

to bring in; to take in; to approach (someone) with (a proposal, offer, problem, etc.); to bring; to bring (to another stage); to take (e.g. to court, to extra time, to a play-off)

3

to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous

2

(I'm) shocked

1

sign; indication; trace; touch; feeling of

1

simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light

3

surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly

2

number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.

3

open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent

2

tactics

1

to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order

1

to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with

3

to be conspicuous; to stand out

2

they; those guys

4

to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)

6

good humour (humor); good mood

1

fruit

1

hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe

4

to send (a person or thing) to; to deliver; to escort

1

to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded

4

small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow

2

stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire

2

to throw at; to turn; to raise

1

(innocent) mind of a child; childish mind

1

some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort

1

ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice

1

to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel

3

to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid

1

newspaper advertisement

1

to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move

1

father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy

5

or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean

1

to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray

1

(verbal) abuse; speaking ill of people; bad-mouthing; name-calling; slander; abusive language

3

to despise; to belittle; to look down on

1

painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh

2

to insult; to say something insulting about; to bad-mouth

2