jpdb beta

childish; child-like; immature; infantile

1

I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me

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selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful

13

order; command; directions; instructions

1

sympathy; compassion; pity

3

to apologize; to apologise

6

rather; sooner; preferably

4

straying; wandering off course

1

better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth

4

poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful

3

fighting windmills; tilting at windmills; mimicking a wrestling match by oneself (as a form of street performance, etc.)

1

palm (of one's hand)

2

to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip

1

sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest

7

year in, year out; always; 24-7

2

each; every

3

to pamper; to make a fuss of; to spoil; to fawn over

2

self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)

12

100 percent

2

next; hypo- (i.e. containing an element with low valence); order; sequence

1

a bit more; a bit longer

4

(one's) self; oneself

1

thickheaded; insensitive; dull; thick-skinned

1

apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal

2

faint; indistinct; dim; (arch.) few; (arch.) a little

1

those (near the second person)

2

to be cold (to); to ignore (someone)

1

thought; consideration; thinking

1

even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)

1

to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)

2

to all appearances; no matter how you look at it

5

it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?

12

honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly

9

to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with

5

refusal; rejection

1

to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve

1

to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend

2

conflict; complication; troubles; discord

1

the person in question; the person themselves; said person

7

to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on

2

really; truly

16

I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)

2

frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed

5

exterior; outside; outer; external; lateral

2

to follow another's example

2

to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to

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chance; opportunity

4

to make a mess of; to sacrifice; to waste

2

overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed

5

to crowd out; to push out; to start together; to set out en masse; to highlight; to draw attention to

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