jpdb beta

rash; thoughtless; imprudent; careless; frivolous

2

oh, yes?; really?

2

to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene

2

of great promise; with a promising future

2

thirst for blood; bloodlust; determination to kill

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to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)

2

premodern; old-fashioned; outmoded; antiquated

1

to stop (doing); to cease; to desist; to drop; to lay off; to give up

1

competent; suitable; qualified

2

be considered; be deemed; be thought to be

9

to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at); to be intimidated; to feel daunted

1

forced laugh; forced smile

1

request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance

2

as if; as though

12

to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)

4

any moment now; any minute now; as soon as possible; right away

1

to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)

2

quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful

13

brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows

5

to wrinkle up (e.g. one's eyebrows, nose, etc.); to furrow; to crimple

4

frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise

2

word; vocabulary

1

common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair

3

habit (usu. a bad one); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle

2

heartbreak; grief; sorrow

1

criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach

3

small talk; chat; gossip

1

to begin a trip; to depart; to embark; to die; to pass away; to depart this life

1

to care for (the sick); to nurse; to attend (someone's deathbed)

1

to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at

1

attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance

6

duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage

2

back tooth; molar

1

to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)

1

bull's-eye; the mark

1

how many people; a number of people

2

playboy; libertine; (professional) gambler; person without a steady job; idler

3

to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign

6

looking at from the corner of one's eye; sidelong glance; disregarding; ignoring; faceless ghost with an eye in its rump

1

loser; failure; underdog; unmarried and childless older woman

1

well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable

2

to give one's life; to lay down one's life

3

how; in what way; how about; questionable

2

pointing out; identification

3

left arm; left-handed (baseball pitcher)

22

elbow

9

to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched

23

sense; sensation; feeling; intuition

12

barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty

1

to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate

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