jpdb beta

deception; make-believe; fake; counterfeit; phony

1

showy; loud; flashy; gaudy

4

activity (esp. energetic or successful); great efforts; active participation; walking about with great vigor

8

incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person

1

exaggerated; overdone; overblown; hyperbolic; bombastic; grandiose

1

to make a great fuss; to raise a hue and cry; to make an uproar; to clamour

1

subordinate; underling; henchman; minion

1

purple; violet; purple gromwell (Lithospermum erythrorhizon); red gromwell; soy sauce

2

long distance; long range; long distance relationship

2

judging from appearances; to all appearances; from the looks of it; on the face of it; apparently; seemingly

1

bow (weapon); archery; bow (for a violin, etc.)

2

throwing knife

1

throw; throwing; throwing event (e.g. javelin, discus, shot put)

1

right away; without delay; as soon as possible; very soon

2

bad move (in chess, shogi, etc.); poor decision; bad move

1

powerlessness; helplessness; incompetence; ineffectiveness

3

change to ...; becoming ...; making into ...; -ization; -ification

2

obstacle; hindrance; impediment; nuisance; bore; burden

1

obstruction; hindrance; blocking; disturbance; interference; interruption

2

to be impatient; to be eager; to be restless; to be excited; to be in high spirits

1

steel; sword steel; sword

4

self-control; self-restraint

1

to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb

3

first attack; first strike; first blow

2

remnants; survivors; refugees; pocket (of resistance)

1

to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect

2

frostbite; chilblains

3

necrosis

1

taking the extenuating circumstances into consideration

1

not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...

1

process; course; mechanism

1

being too late; losing one's final chance

1

firmly; strongly

1

to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across

1

to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)

4

doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion

1

to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to fill with (emotion, enthusiasm, power, etc.); to imbue with; to fill a space (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. of a voice)

2

to be overawed; to be overwhelmed; to be overcome; to be intimidated; to be daunted

2

strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious

1

subordinate person

6

projecting part (of a headland, etc.); moment of departure; (on the) point of going out; outset; start

1

lightning strike; torpedo attack

1

to sprain; to twist; to dampen (enthusiasm); to discourage; to dishearten

1

pale; pallid; bluish-white

5

crackling (of fire, fireworks, etc.); sparking; sputtering; to fight; to argue

2

intermittent

1

to give off sparks; to spark; to have a heated argument; to fight fiercely

1

to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear

14

tip of nose; before one's eyes; under one's nose; tip (of something)

3

so far as

1