jpdb beta

winning a prize; placing (high; in a contest)

3

(official) commendation; public recognition (of someone's achievements, good deeds, etc.); awarding; honouring

2

he; him; boyfriend

3

achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record

2

to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit

3

behaviour; behavior; conduct

1

smirkingly; broadly (grinning)

1

counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow

2

to mellow (e.g. personality); to be rounded; to huddle; to cower

1

before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand

2

at that time; in those days; at that moment; then

1

distribution

4

pressure; urgency; tension; imminence; acuteness

2

confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter

1

to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize

1

one part; one portion; one section; one copy (of a book); (one) complete set (of books)

1

person of firm character; stable person; gutsy person

1

event; function

1

to feel depressed; to be down

2

(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience

1

itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally

2

(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much

1

to give up (something as hopeless); to throw in the towel

1

small talk; chat; gossip

1

to pretend; to feign

1

blunt; to the point; direct; outspoken; frank

1

to do (something) to spite (someone); to rebuke indirectly; to make an insinuation; to make a display of affection (for each other); to show off a relationship

1

matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)

2

well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...

2

interview

6

substitution; replacement; shifting; change

2

to see (someone) off; to escort; to watch (someone or something) go out of sight; to follow with one's eyes; to let (a bus, pitch, etc.) go by; to let pass; to postpone

3

to stand up straight; to stick up (e.g. of hair); to stand up abruptly; to jump to one's feet; to stand (doing nothing); to stand around

1

stiff and slackless; tense without any looseness; cling tightly; pulled or stretched as far as possible; creaking of a door or oar

1

all of a sudden; suddenly; by chance; unexpectedly

1

from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because

1

evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy

2

human face

2

atrocious; heinous; fiendish; brutal; vicious

1

to head towards; to direct one's steps to

2

to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)

3

to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with

2

to stare back at; to look back at

1

to smile

2

to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate

2

oh; right; I see; OK; gotcha

2

whiz (e.g. projectile through air); swoosh; whoosh; whistling sound

1

to notice; to realize; to be attentive; to be scrupulous; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses)

1

timid; fainthearted; weak-willed

1

of all people

1