jpdb beta

refusal; rejection; denial; veto

10

to be solved; to be worked out; to come loose; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. of a ban)

1

to bring someone along

3

change; alteration; modification

3

dumbfounded; speechless; flabbergasted; struck dumb with astonishment

3

piling shame on top of shame

1

to make (someone) understand (a fault, mistake, etc.); to reason with; to advise; to try to persuade; to exhort; to admonish

2

out of hand; uncontrollable; out of control; messy

1

as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually

8

persuasion

1

gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying

1

favor; favour; affection

1

difficult situation

2

to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset

1

to take advantage of (someone's) weakness

1

to laugh scornfully

2

surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality

1

nothing but; except; no more than

1

(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure

11

consideration; thoughtfulness; sympathy; compassion; feeling; kindness

4

that's the way it is; such is life

4

simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light

7

to lead (someone) by the nose; to twist (someone) around one's little finger

3

to distinguish by smell; to smell the difference (between); to scent out; to discern (one thing from another); to determine

1

ability; faculty

1

bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter

5

to get angry; to get mad; to lose one's temper; to scold; to tell (someone) off

2

defeating an argument; winning an argument; refutation; confutation

1

self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)

4

hostage

2

slave; servant; slavery

1

to sigh; to breathe a sigh

1

to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of

3

hint; clue

1

strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness

2

glaringly; dazzlingly; blazingly

2

to feel a chill run down one's spine

1

to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from

5

matter of time; question of time

1

dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze

1

to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound

1

considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty

4

to spread; to be propagated

2

to keep one's mouth shut; to refuse to talk

2

one by one; one after another; successively

1

to begin (doing); to start (doing)

1

manyfold

1

deep-rooted; ingrained

1

contact; touch; contact lens

1

connection; link; relationship

1