jpdb beta

nasty; mean; heartless; inconsiderate; selfish

2

self-awareness; awareness (of one's position, abilities, duty, etc.); perceiving (something); taking in (a sensation); self-consciousness

13

recess; break time; break between classes; free period; recess time; recreation hour

1

barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless

1

by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing

3

chemistry

2

room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

2

rebellious; defiant

2

way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression

1

seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)

2

textbook; coursebook; schoolbook

2

nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner

1

all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever

7

to guess right

2

terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous

7

bitter-tasting bug

1

to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated

1

it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that

7

mellow (flavor or fragrance; esp. of alcohol); rich; full-bodied; superior

1

natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly

4

to finish; to end; to have a result less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry

4

pride; boast; credit (to)

4

at once; immediately; right now

2

is that so?; I see; right; oh

5

but; however; although

60

tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping)

2

walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)

3

to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade

8

cold-hearted; callous; unfeeling; insentient (objects); insensate; inanimate

2

pig (Sus scrofa domesticus); pork; fatso; fatty

34

tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health

2

(verbal) abuse; denunciation; disparagement; vilification; scathing criticism

1

ridicule; scorn

2

to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)

2

when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)

2

extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary

1

(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point

1

high-pressure selling; aggressive peddling; the hard sell; forcing on someone (e.g. kindness)

1

just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)

2

debt; loan; liabilities; number of games under the .500 mark

1

by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means

9

to charm; to attract; to fascinate; to entice

2

moving into (a city, etc.); transfer (to a new school)

1

first day; opening day

1

goddess

14

Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation

32

to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...

22

slave; servant; slavery

6

misfortune; ill fate; bad luck; obscurity

1

position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view

3