jpdb beta

hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking

14

topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news

1

suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange

8

hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)

1

establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration

1

close-up; bringing attention (to); bringing to the fore; putting under close scrutiny

1

criticism; critique

1

colored thing (clothing, fabric, paper, etc.) (coloured); variety shows

2

battle; fight; fighting; engagement; contest

2

scene; sight; scenario; setting

12

very cheesy; very flashy; extremely gaudy

1

impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; appeal; strength

2

naval battle

1

minute; fine; delicate; accurate; precise; elaborate

1

writing; entry (e.g. to a form); posting (e.g. to a blog)

1

anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly

3

manly

1

component; factor; item (e.g. in list); element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)

1

important; momentous; essential; principal; major

4

creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright

2

distinctive of; characteristic of; uniquely applying to; but; except; without

2

dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle

2

psychological description

1

leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row

2

if (it) doesn't exist; if there is no ...; if not ...; unless ...; have to ...; must ...

2

to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on

3

gallant; brave; imposing; awe-inspiring; severe; biting

2

mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence

4

leading part; leading actor; leading actress

4

loyalty; devotion

1

Bushido; samurai code of chivalry

1

emphasis; highlight; stress; stressed point

2

technical

1

to read thoroughly; to read repeatedly; to express (e.g. emotion in poetry); to read (extra meaning) into (something); to fetch (e.g. CPU inst.); to read (data into a system)

3

aiming for laughs; trying to make people laugh; playing to the crowd; crowd-pleaser

1

point (of a story, argument, etc.); point (e.g. in stock exchange movement); percentage point; switch; points; point; site

1

one grade; first-class; primary

1

romance; love story; love affair; romantic relationship; romance

1

to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify

1

cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)

1

(mental) agony; anguish; suffering; distress

1

dramatic production with parallel storylines focusing on different characters; multiprotagonist story, film, etc.

2

large number (of); many; majority

2

entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)

4

they; them

1

relation; connection

2

conflict; complication; troubles; discord

3

cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)

1

to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate

2

reading too much into (what ... says)

1