jpdb beta

(early) childhood

1

good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend

4

complaint

1

soft sound; dampening (of sound)

1

exactly opposite (of)

3

to pretend

1

to be dying; to be about to die; to be close to death

8

to laugh (something) off; to dismiss with a laugh; to pooh-pooh

1

to hew; to chop up; to mangle; to mince

4

to dent; to indent; to depress; to humiliate

2

from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely

1

to project; to stick out; to stand out

1

falsehood; lie

1

miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic

2

natural (ability)

1

to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate

1

to stop talking; to break off; to pause

1

initial response (e.g. to a crisis); action in the earliest stages; initial shock (of an earthquake); preliminary tremor

2

being absorbed in; losing oneself in; losing control of oneself

1

bolt from the blue; great surprise

1

what's what; heads or tails

3

tip of the hand; (use of) one's hands; cheap trick; superficial wit; cheap; makeshift (e.g. measures)

1

definiteness; certainty

1

reverse; inversion; upside down; unreasonable; absurd; wrong

1

earnest; single-minded

2

the same age

3

triumphant pose assumed by an athlete

1

self-conceit; self-satisfaction; self-righteousness; self-importance; complacency

1

art of sword drawing

1

swordsman; swordswoman; fencer

13

definite; final; decisive; conclusive

3

putting to the sword

1

something's wrong (with someone); not right (in the head); not oneself; crazy; nuts

2

to wash away

1

insincerity; dishonesty; untruthfulness; bad faith

1

evil spirit (that can possess people)

1

to push (something) against

1

to take time

3

being resented (by someone one holds resentment towards); thinking ill of a person based on a misunderstanding; unjustified resentment caused by a misunderstanding; responding to kindness with resentment

1

herself; she herself

2

declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)

2

salary; pay; medical care; treatment; advance preparation

1

an issue being settled; a case being closed

1

good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)

1

piercing; shrill; noisy; loud; clamorous; wild

1

to ring an alarm bell; to sound a warning; to blow a whistle; to warn

4

appointment

3

prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante

2

brook

5

really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way

2