jpdb beta

amateur

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(having) bad marks or results (e.g. in school); of poor quality or workmanship

2

gofer; dogsbody; person who is made to do things or get things for someone else

1

base (e.g. of a triangle); low class; low in social standing; base (e.g. of support); foundation

1

of no use whatsoever; good for nothing; useless

1

upturned eyes

2

very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly

1

wild; in disarray; harum-scarum; hysteric

2

spiced sake (served at New Year's)

2

one word

1

lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pathetic; piteous

1

rare; seldom

1

superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding

2

beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)

1

to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind

2

not limited to; not just ...

1

breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium

6

(treating) equally; without discrimination; impartially; alike; in the same way

1

proud; haughty; arrogant

2

living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood

4

to be possible to say; to be able to say; (arch.) said; (arch.) have said

1

to hate; to dislike; to loathe

1

this world; this life; world of the living

1

mother

3

to hate; to detest

2

miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable

1

what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any

3

to ask a big favour; to ask unreasonable things; to be unreasonable

1

to hold one's tongue; to shut up

3

duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus

1

even if not; even without

1

something or other; this and that; one thing this, another thing that; blah blah blah

1

to force someone to clamp with their teeth; to force into someone's mouth (e.g. a gag); to wedge into a space; to inflict (a blow); to deal (a hit); to pull (a joke)

2

leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row

1

tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well

1

far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far

2

to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from

2

envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)

1

jealous; envious

1

to lend a hand; to help

3

brethren; brothers; fellow countrymen; fellowman; compatriot

1

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

3

to find out; to discover; to locate

1

feeble

1

sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest

1

to tell (somebody) to (do something)

4

to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps

1

more than anything; above all else

1

oratory; eloquence

1

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

2