jpdb beta

to become angry or sullen; to take offense; to be miffed; to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off

1

resentment; grudge; pent-up anger; frustration; bitterness

1

guidance; leadership; leading the way

4

good humour (humor); good mood

4

one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start

4

luxury; extravagance; treat (i.e. at somebody's expense)

3

bugling (sound); honking; grumbling; complaining; car; automobile

1

direct talks; direct negotiations; talking to somebody in person

1

to confute; to argue down; to persuade; to convince; to prevail on

2

character; traits; ethos

1

pressure; clamping; tightening; fastening

1

dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing

5

if I (we, etc.) could

3

to get drunk

1

to punish; to penalize; to penalise

1

forward; officious; impertinent; intrusive

2

expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...

3

retainer; attendant; escort

1

to break up (e.g. a meeting); to call it a night

1

to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)

1

to lower; to be lowered

3

road surface

1

to mellow (e.g. personality); to be rounded; to huddle; to cower

1

to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)

7

time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance

1

excess; being more than

1

lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness

3

large-hearted; generous; liberal; placid; composed; cool

1

more than usual; especially; particularly

2

for a long time; since long ago; always; already; far in advance (e.g. reservation)

1

to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)

9

affair; state; verdict; sentence; directions; orders

1

to run out of; to be short of; to be out of stock; to be out of (e.g. breath); to lose (one's patience, concentration, etc.)

2

to walk noisily; to walk loudly

3

index finger; forefinger; second toe

1

to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by

5

completely (quitting, etc.); entirely; thoroughly; cleanly (cutting, snapping off, etc.); in a single blow

1

to give an order

3

to be eloquent; to have a way with words

1

worth; merit; value; good point; redeeming feature; saving grace

3

old-timer; veteran; senior; old stump; old roots

2

appointing to a responsible post; making much of

2

favour; favor; favourite; favorite; patron; supporter

1

to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do

1

something or other; this and that; one thing this, another thing that; blah blah blah

1

talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; frivolous talk

5

tit for tat (verbally)

2

absent-mindedly; vacantly; idly; in a whisper

2

to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)

8

to view the past with nostalgia

1