jpdb beta

in various ways; in all sorts of ways; at every opportunity; whenever there is a chance

1

disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment

1

to add (to); to add on; to append

1

to become twisted; to grow distorted; to get sulky; to sulk; to grow bitter; to become embittered

1

hatred; abhorrence; loathing; detestation

1

compared to

1

prickling; stinging; tingling

2

to fill to capacity; to pack; to complete; to tessellate

1

all the time; every single time; thank you (for your continued patronage)

4

single word; a few words; brief comment

8

labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble

1

absurd; foolish; stupid; silly; nonsense; ludicrous

1

confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging

1

course; route; course (of study); program; lane (in running, swimming, etc.); course (of action); policy

1

to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring

1

end of work day; end of school term; end of school year

1

to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned

1

crisp (not moist or juicy); crunchy; crunching sound (of walking on snow, frost, sand, etc.); doing skillfully and efficiently; doing quickly; (arch.) sound of pouring liquid

1

to chase; to run after; to pursue

1

to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal

1

to frown; to squint

2

pretending not to know; pretending not to recognize someone (recognise); feigning ignorance; playing innocent

1

reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries

1

brains; brain tissue

1

to come into being; to be born

1

but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess

3

opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat

2

good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)

1

to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt

1

excellent; very good; exultant; elated

1

cold; chilly; cold (attitude, stare, etc.); frigid; composed; cool

1

creakily; close (i.e. with no room to spare)

1

to dilute; to water down

1

had better; is advisable

1

to be stumped; to be at a loss; to be at one's wits' end; to be fed up; to be tired (of); to be unable to bear

1

scorn; disdain; contempt

5

one's say; one's point; complaint; grievance; objection

1

as a matter of fact; to tell the truth

4

choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy

1

talent; ability

7

to study; to complete (a course); to order (one's life); to repair (a fault one has committed)

1

to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts

1

pretending not to see something; turning a blind eye to; burying one's head in the sand

1

hey!; hey!

1

to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)

1

to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside

2

abruptly; suddenly; unexpectedly

1

white

1

whenever (each time) one sees (it)

1

two colours; two varieties; two types

2