jpdb beta

useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point

4

of all things (people, places, days, etc.)

1

centripetal

1

controlling power

3

to work hard; to work diligently; to do one's best; to try one's hardest

2

to shake; to swing; to sway; to shock

5

to get excited

1

suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly; (not) readily; (not) right away; (not) immediately

1

silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling

1

originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible

4

to relax; to make oneself comfortable

3

in person; personally; directly

4

sticky note; tag; slip; label; Post-it note

1

implicitly; indirectly; tacitly; by implication; obscurely

4

second; number two; runner-up

2

third; no. three

1

let me humbly say; most humbly; with all due respect

2

weird; eerie; uncanny

1

to dart around (of one's eyes); to be shifty

3

timid; fainthearted

3

be; is

6

to push up (one's hair) with one's fingers; to comb up; to smooth back (a wisp of hair)

3

the proof of the pudding is in the eating; (lit.) evidence is better than debate

2

sound file

12

even assuming that ...; even granted that ...

1

Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people

13

mash

1

to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)

2

fart; gas; wind; worthless thing; insignificant thing

2

deep emotion; strong feelings

1

of all people

1

destruction (esp. of evidence); spoliation; suppression; hiding; concealment

2

useful; helpful

3

to bring to light; to expose (to the world)

3

freely; generously; liberally; ungrudgingly; unsparingly

3

source; origin; birthplace; release from prison; discharge from prison

12

to take (something) along; to bring with one; to carry (something) away; to bear

2

derailment; digression; deviation

2

to go back to the start; to reset; to restore; to return to the point (of a discussion); to return something (that has been moved) to previous place; to reconstitute

3

to tailor; to make (clothing); to train; to bring up; to make it seem like; to pass off

5

exterior; surface; outside; outward appearance; looks

1

unidentifiable; unidentified

2

experiences

1

to kill; to choke the life out of

2

carrying out one's words; being as good as one's word; making good on one's promise

4

madness; insanity

1

shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext; excuse; grounds (for)

6

last chance

3

extreme cold; intense cold; coldest season; midwinter

1

forbidding mentioning (something to others); imposing silence (on); ordering (someone) to keep quiet; hush money

3