jpdb beta

to scorn; to despise; to hold in contempt; to look down on; to disdain

1

hostility; animosity; enmity

1

strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious

1

weird; eerie; ominous; creepy; uncanny; unearthly

6

surrounding at a distance

3

acting; performance

2

thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...

4

-like

1

to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)

2

while passing each other

1

prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot

1

not necessarily so; is not always true; there is no guarantee that ...; there is no telling

3

meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting

1

behavioral pattern

1

explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation

1

to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight

3

to be helpful; to be useful

2

real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks

1

to be puffed up with pride; to throw out one's chest

1

(vocal) volume

1

loud laughter; roaring with laughter

10

straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied

1

to straighten oneself

2

movement (of the body); action; bearing; carriage; operation (of a machine, software, etc.); running

4

coercion; overpowering; overawing; daunting

3

check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding (a runner) on base

1

getting poised again for charging; toeing the mark again; starting again; getting a fresh start; going back to square one

1

effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)

2

plausible; believable; solemn; dignified; serious

3

busyness; a lot of things to do; frequent use; heavy use (of); many uses

1

to fade; to become dim

1

point (of a story, argument, etc.); key point; point; site; point (in scoring); point (in a loyalty program); points

1

killer technique; surefire assassination method; special or lethal move, usu. one unique to a certain fighter or fighting style

1

to look down (on); to condescend (to)

4

actress; female actor

1

being put to shame; being outshone; being eclipsed; feeling embarrassed

2

acting ability; talent as a performer

1

power of expression; expressiveness; expressive power

1

to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of

3

appeal (e.g. for peace); plea; appeal (of something); attractiveness; appeal (to the referee); emphasizing

1

small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive

3

-ish; -like

2

direction (of a play, film, etc.); production; organization (of an event); arrangement; staging (for effect)

9

character; personality; (fictional) character; character

1

to use properly; to use (different things) for different purposes

1

profound; deep

1

to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to reach the peak of something (e.g. luxury, hardships, etc); to be extremely (e.g. busy); to exhaust completely; to have nothing left (e.g. to say)

1

deep; profound; complicated; advanced; impenetrable

1

course (e.g. of lectures); academic university unit (professor, lecturers, etc.)

2

late at night; at a late hour

1