jpdb beta

belligerent; warlike

1

brothers; male siblings

1

something like ...; something called ...

1

difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)

2

cheerfully; buoyantly; happily; in high spirits

1

middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly

1

disapproval; reluctance; unwillingness

1

to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show

1

-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of

4

perfect score; full marks; perfection; grading out of a hundred; grading on a scale of 0 to 100

1

to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after

2

dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure

1

expression; representation; description; representation (of a group)

1

hot topic; talk of the town

1

substitution (for someone else); substitute; stand-in; scapegoat; sacrifice

1

courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness

1

at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because

1

as if it were about oneself

1

thank you (for your hard work); good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight

1

without; but if; otherwise; or else

1

to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up

1

to have time free; to have time to spare

1

riddle; puzzle; enigma

1

never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up

1

preference; priority; precedence; right of way

1

surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard

1

with a pitter-patter; choked up (with emotion); heart-wringing; momentary tightening of one's chest caused by powerful feelings (e.g. parting with a loved one)

1

to writhe (in agony)

1

even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)

1

cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating

1

subtleties; niceties; fine points; subtle; sensitive

1

personal; individual; private

1

(stroke of) luck; (unexpected) good fortune; godsend; windfall

1

to pass (examination)

1

to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)

1

end; close; finish; termination

1

(not) even once; (not) ever

1

to put on (clothing); (lit.) to put (one's arms) through the sleeves

1

charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage

1

one round; one turn; one size (larger or smaller); one cycle of the twelve years of the Chinese zodiac

2

to ponder; to brood

1

how old; what age

1

to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)

6

sample; specimen; pattern; model; example

1

good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response

1

on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway

2

admission; incorporation; enlistment; enrollment

3

system; institution; organization; organisation

1

unconcernedly; nonchalantly; indifferently; blankly; vacantly; absentmindedly

1

honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank

2