jpdb beta

to feel depressed; to be down

1

affirmation; affirmative

1

self-assessment; self-evaluation; self-rating; self-esteem

1

monologue; soliloquy; talking to oneself

1

to be at a loss; to be puzzled

1

what's what; heads or tails

1

feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely

1

wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected; irrelevant; off the point

1

enjoyment (of freedom, beauty, etc.); reception (of a right, privilege, rank, etc.); having

1

fantasy; illusion; vision; dream

1

small number of people

1

if one is unlucky; if one is careless; if things don't go well

2

raid; military attack by a mobile unit; hit-and-run attack; shortstop; short

1

infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover

1

handicraft; work; construction; maneuvering; manoeuvring

1

to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher

3

capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel

1

long-term

1

war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset

2

to chip (off); to shave off; to sharpen; to dampen (one's enthusiasm, interest, etc.); to reduce

1

to make sense

1

strategy; tactics

1

curiously enough; oddly enough; to the point of being mysterious; to the extent of being strange

1

stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead

1

it's no joke; gimme a break!

1

to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)

1

though; even if; whether ... or ...

1

noisily (walking)

2

lapping (e.g. of waves against the shore); steadily (advancing); gradually (approaching); sufficient (of the amount of liquid needed to cover a submerged object); just enough; (arch.) speedily

1

unpleasant; uncomfortable; creepy; spooky

1

let me humbly say; most humbly; with all due respect

1

magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly

2

flaunting; showing off; display (of power, wealth, etc.); ostentation

2

to run down (stairs, etc.)

1

near; close (to); nearby; (drawing) near; approaching; almost here

1

how much; how many; to what extent

2

to board (a train, plane, etc.); to get into (a car); to get on (a bus); to march into; to enter; to arrive (at, in)

1

walking briskly; determinedly

1

gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail

4

to conceal oneself; to hide; to endure; to bear; to stand

1

there is nothing; having nothing

1

smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword

2

to grieve over; to mourn; to lament

1

losing one's nerve; feeling awkward; feeling timid; feeling hesitant; feeling nervous; feeling diffident

1

cowardly; spineless; weak-willed; fainthearted

2

bottom of one's heart

3

to beg; to ask; to request; to pray; to wish

1

to be solved; to be worked out; to come loose; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. of a ban)

5

to feel as though ...

1

to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age

1