jpdb beta

skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath

1

seeing things in a favourable light (favorable)

1

goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark

5

good-looking guy; handsome man; hunk; Adonis; cool guy

2

madly in love; head over heels; fanatically doting; collapsed; out of spirits

1

to affect; to impact; to influence

2

by force

1

tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training

2

aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support

2

giving a loud pep talk; encouraging (somebody) strongly in a loud voice

1

reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising

3

to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)

3

probability; likelihood; chances

1

remarkably; noticeably

2

to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point

3

proximity; nearness; soon; nearby

4

being enrolled (at a school); being registered; being a member (of a team, organization, etc.)

2

to disappear; to vanish

9

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

2

to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)

1

gatekeeper; door guard; doorman; concierge; janitor

1

Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker

59

acquaintance; friend; familiar face

1

humming; crooning

1

to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem

2

distracted walking

1

to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen

7

zip; ping; zing; zoom; whoosh

1

without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory

1

in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...

4

unsightly; ugly; unseemly; indecent; deplorable; disgraceful

2

be; is

3

to put one's palms together (e.g. when praying or asking for something); to place one's hands together; to compete against somebody; to play (a game, match, etc.) against somebody

1

plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation

8

to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)

8

continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence

3

to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for

2

tea party; get-together; tea ceremony

3

participant; entrant

1

stiff neck; stiff shoulders

1

to one's regret; regrettably; unfortunately; what can be done about ...; ... cannot be helped

3

to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)

5

jumping straight to the business, ...; I know this is abrupt, but ...; let's skip the pleasantries; getting to the point

1

sounding; probing; probe; stylet; spy

2

final; eventual; ultimate

6

to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself

9

truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth

11

(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely

3

consequence; outcome; result; blame

1

to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task

2