jpdb beta

dark; dull; unsatisfactory; dissatisfying; unattractive; unappealing

1

sensitive; fragile; feeble; indecisive

1

light blue; pale blue; aqua

1

fate; chance; relationship; tie

1

president (of a society); chairman

1

finding employment; getting a job

2

scoundrel; rascal; villain

2

criminal act

1

regulation; enforcement

1

quirk of fate; curious coincidence; happy chance

1

friend; companion; acquaintance; friendship; companionship

1

death penalty; capital punishment

1

danger to oneself; (fear of) one's physical safety

1

ordinary; average; run-of-the-mill

1

no comment

1

to point at

1

guilty conscience; feelings of remorse

1

to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)

1

motherhood; maternity

1

idealized image

1

to grieve over; to mourn; to lament

1

to close (one's eyes); to shut

2

different mother

1

chatting; idle talk

3

great difference; big difference; wide margin

1

curious; strange; unusual

2

to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)

1

complicated and mysterious

1

stagnation; hindrance; delay

1

great joy

1

shopping; purchased goods

1

migration; immigration

2

high time; about time

1

to mumble; to mutter

1

crisply; with a crunch; refreshingly; sharply; candidly; frankly

1

to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant

2

just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that

2

consecutive defeats; series of defeats

1

consecutive victories; series of victories

2

chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus

15

to fit the mold; to fit the mould; to be standard; to be customary; to be unoriginal; to be stale

2

to break up and start anew; to break out of one's shell; to make a fresh start; to go outside oneself

1

to have more wins than losses; to lead someone (by no. of matches); to take the lead over an opponent (in points)

1

to be at a loss; to be puzzled

1

encouragement; inspiration; rousing; stirring up; raising (e.g. morale)

2

to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into

4

hurried construction; hurried production; hasty manufacture; hasty formation

2

gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance

3

fellow men; between men; among men; man-to-man

1

asking for the moon; pining for what one doesn't have; thinking the grass is greener on the other side of the fence; asking for too much; asking for the impossible

1