jpdb beta

excuse; explanation

3

to lie; to pretend; to feign; to deceive; to trick

1

to feel nauseous

2

stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire

2

pride; dignity; self-worth

3

to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede

4

because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...

4

one line; (a) single line; boundary; line (between things); forefront; front line

2

that is to say; so that means

2

I see; that's right; indeed

3

low; vulgar; base; ignoble; mean; selfish

1

nature; character; disposition

1

very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive

1

qualifications; requirements; capabilities

2

workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings

3

joke; jest; gag

1

to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to put into words; to refer (to)

8

bottom of one's heart

3

to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something

3

miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic

7

to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts

4

nothing but; except; no more than

2

nasal mucus; dripping nose; snot

2

pulpy; soppy; sloppy; untidy; in a disarray

2

to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention

3

no one at all; no one, who he or she may be

1

to erase; to rub out; to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off; to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out; to remove (a smell, pain, etc.)

4

to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)

1

with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning

2

to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)

3

to cut; to slit; to slash

1

readiness; (mental) preparedness; resolution; determination; resignation (to one's fate)

4

tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard

2

rule; domination; direction; management; control (of one's destiny, public opinion, etc.); governing

2

to disappear; to vanish; (arch.) to die

1

when; at what point

3

sickle; leading question; trick question; sickle-and-chain (weapon); spear with curved cross-blades; gooseneck tenon and mortise joint; (arch.) noisiness

1

bow; bowing

1

residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion

5

rumination; regurgitation; chewing the cud; turning over in one's mind; thinking over (something); pondering

1

generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points

4

victory or defeat; outcome (of a game, battle, etc.)

2

to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter

2

previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session

2

to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)

5

to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)

1

common; ordinary; fair (e.g. fight); gracious; frank; open

4

to pour on

2

abrupt; sudden

6

providing information; provision of information; information provision

1