jpdb beta

pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting

1

to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with

2

encirclement; encircling net; tight besiegement

1

steady; sound; solid; reliable; trustworthy

1

self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself

1

way; method; means; effect; result; benefit

1

one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation

1

break in the deadlock

1

affectation; pretension

1

to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage

1

trigger (of a gun, etc.); trigger (for something); immediate cause

1

rapidly (e.g. progress, moving forward); growing visibly; quickly; steadily; by leaps and bounds

1

bold; daring; audacious

1

to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep

4

wrong; different; not like that

1

incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive

2

origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature

1

messy; confused; chaotic; complaining about various things

1

interference; meddling; butting in

1

foreshadowing; preparation; precautionary measures

2

mess; spoiled; spoilt; (come to) nothing; ruin

1

collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval

2

as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")

5

soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost

1

senior high school; high school

2

blazer

1

trademark

1

with religious zeal; with utmost devotion; take great care of

1

tie; necktie

1

to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with

1

to tear off

2

coat; tunic; jacket; outer garment

1

to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress

5

to open (e.g. one's robe); to bare (e.g. one's chest); to open up (of clothing); to be exposed; (arch.) to open wide (one's legs, eyes, mouth, etc.); (arch.) to stretch

1

to fly around; to scatter

3

sound of something falling

1

long sleeves

1

T-shirt; tee shirt

4

(formal) shirt; dress shirt; shirt (as part of a school uniform); shirt with non-detachable cuffs and collar

1

to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)

4

surroundings; circumference

1

this is why; this means; it is the case that

1

as you see; as you can see

2

from here; from this place

1

pace

2

to smile (at); to grin (at)

1

powering up

1

when it becomes; when it comes to

1

ridiculous; absurd

1

to make (a person) pay for (something)

1