jpdb beta

antipathy; reluctance; resistance

1

to continue to hold; to hold on to (for a long period); to maintain; to keep

1

opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery

1

stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire

1

to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than

2

difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy

2

course correction; trajectory change; orbital adjustment

1

to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)

2

surface; appearances

1

the last moment; the very end

3

to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face

7

to wrap up

2

obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)

7

happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying

9

confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)

2

sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment

1

spell; charm; incantation; magic word

1

how long; how much; to what extent

2

reaffirmation; reconfirmation; revalidation

1

to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept

1

another dimension; different level; whole other level

1

quits; even; square

1

unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!

1

brains; brain tissue

2

the very end; finish; to the very end; to the last; thoroughly

3

indecisive; irresolute; shilly-shally; vacillating

2

structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern

1

to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence

1

to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited

1

equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent

1

decision; determination; resolution

3

any moment now; any minute now; as soon as possible; right away

2

demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire

3

to be reluctant to do; to hesitate to do; to refuse to do; to be unable to do

1

to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into

1

presumptuous; impertinent; impudent; ridiculous; laughable; absurd

1

going on and on (about inconsequential things); talking nonsense; idling away the time; dawdling

1

to have a meal; to eat; to make a living; to earn one's bread

1

extreme; extremity

1

load; heavy burden; encumbrance; heavy freight; heavy responsibility

1

and various other things; and many others; and all the rest; and so on and so forth

1

to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize

1

to compare and contrast two alternatives; to weigh the relative merits of A and B; to weigh one's options; to try to have it both ways; to try to sit on two stools

1

selection; choice; option

5

should; must; -able; probably; likely

7

slope; inclination; tendency; trend; slope (of a linear function)

1

regret; repentance

1

a bolt out of the blue

1

with the exception of; excepting; excluding

4

to (seem) eager to; to want to; to be anxious to

1