jpdb beta

curt; blunt; brusque

1

to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort

1

evaluation; criticism; commenting on; assessment; estimation

1

to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)

2

does not seem (to be)

2

shoes

2

to give one's name; to introduce oneself; to announce one's candidacy

1

et cetera; etc.; and the like; the likes of; something like

2

consideration; guess; conjecture; judgment; judgement

3

assistant; associate; duplicate; copy; adverb

9

daring; fearless; intrepid; bold; tough

2

fierce fighting

1

bodily; physical; corporeal; sexual; sensual; of the flesh

3

beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...

2

to use up; to squander

1

buying a replacement; replacing by buying something new

1

reward money; reward; honorarium

1

poverty; need; destitution; having great difficulty with; struggling greatly with; being in distress

1

society; the world; the times

3

in order to do; for the purpose of doing

1

to run around; to bustle about; to busy oneself

1

collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection

1

class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate

2

young person

3

group (usu. of people)

3

nucleus; backbone; medium-level; mid-level; main body (of troops); crack troops

4

condition; situation; prospects

1

choice; selection; diagnosis; medical opinion; judgement; opinion

1

to repeat; to be frequent

2

wise; clever; smart

2

portion; section; part

4

to mistake someone for someone else; to misread; to misjudge

2

three-legged race; cooperation with singleness of purpose (e.g. between companies); operating in tandem

1

ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml

1

to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in

2

frankness; impulsiveness

1

to grant (a wish); to accede; to comply with; to heed

1

generosity; magnanimity; tolerance; length and capacity; measures

1

nice; likeable; desirable

1

to repel; to drive away; to repulse; to reject

2

to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)

1

formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding

2

charisma (i.e. attractiveness, charm); charisma (i.e. divinely conferred power or talent); charism; charismatic person; someone famous (usu. for their talent); celebrity

2

shamelessly; acting brazenly unaffected; being resigned to (disgrace)

1

to scurry home; to run home; to fly back

2

always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively

3

distrust; suspicion

1

crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift

3

to cross swords (with)

1

lack of ability; inadequacy; (being) out of one's depth

1