jpdb beta

to have come; to be here; to be popular; to be fashionable; to be angry; to have blown one's lid

1

protest; objection

8

to chide; to rebuke; to reprove

4

intrusion; bursting into; barging into; breaking into; forcing one's way into

1

even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...

5

(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate

1

to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause

2

easy-to-understand

6

funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd

1

to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell

6

coercion; overpowering; overawing; daunting

1

such; this sort of; like this

12

trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession

1

win; victory

4

to twine; to get tangled; to be involved (e.g. of money in a matter); to get involved (in); to pick a quarrel (with); to find fault (with)

1

sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring

3

isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words

4

regrettable; unfortunate; disappointing; vexing

6

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

1

already; previously; before; undeniably; unmistakably

6

fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge

1

point in time; occasion

4

camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade

3

obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit

1

even so (expressing frustration, etc.); still

1

to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with

4

convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience

1

reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive

12

purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not

6

you (plural)

1

massacre; annihilation; wholesale slaughter

5

provocative; incendiary; inflammatory; suggestive; lascivious; risqué

2

to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)

5

speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...

12

taking no notice (of); thinking nothing of; disregarding; not aware of; completely ignoring; being out of consideration

1

(a) little; somewhat; somehow

11

will (to do something); drive; motivation; enthusiasm; eagerness

3

declaration; proclamation; announcement

1

clearing one's throat; cough

5

to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)

11

persuasion

5

to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...

12

exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste

2

dilemma; predicament

4

reverence; awe; respect

1

sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care

1

to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)

2

something like ...; something called ...

3

how about ...?; what about ...?; I wonder; I don't know

3

daring; fearless; intrepid; bold; tough

1