jpdb beta

jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)

4

to feign ignorance; to pretend to be ignorant of; to play innocent; to brazen it out

1

to let pass; to allow through; to transmit (e.g. light, sound, etc.); to conduct (electricity); to stick through (e.g. a hole); to force through (e.g. an opening); to connect (e.g. two places)

1

to criticize harshly; to blame; to accuse; to urge; to press

1

to go around spreading (news, rumors, etc.); to cry about; to circulate; to broadcast

1

all you have to do is; just; that's all

1

reputation; (public) estimation; rumour; rumor; fame; notoriety

4

liking; taste; fancy; wish; desire; choice

4

absurd; unreasonable; rash; reckless; excessive; immoderate

2

all; everyone; everybody

2

exploitation; overuse; abuse

1

to go around; to make a circle around; to surround; to circle; to come around (of a season, anniversary, turn, etc.); to return

3

nonsense; silly talk; drivel; rubbish

1

declaration; indication; representation; manifestation; demonstration; expression

1

vying with one another

1

successively; one after another

3

call; appeal

1

grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude

1

performance (as opposed to practice); going before an audience or on-air; game; match; high of the season; height (of summer, etc.)

2

personnel; members; lineup (of a team); announcement of next day's match-ups

3

accession to the throne; enthronement

2

on and after; from ... onward; since

1

to sit in a row; to be arrayed

2

scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)

1

grandparents

1

parents; both parents

4

fool

1

blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings

10

to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued

1

male (animal, plant)

2

great-grandfather; great-granddad; great-grandad

2

respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor

3

great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty

1

famous; well-known

1

stifled (laughter); simmering

4

to call together; to convene

2

clumsy; awkward; unskillful; incompetent; inept; bungling

1

good (person, nature, etc.); good-natured; virtuous; honest

3

dignity; majesty; sanctity

1

regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on

7

to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake

1

to put in order; to tidy up; to settle (a matter); to solve; to finish; to get through

6

the same opinion

1

by all means; at all costs; absolutely

3

representation; representative; exemplification; typification; leader; switchboard number

2

great; grand; extensive; large-scale

3

early evening (usu. from 3pm to 6pm); dusk

1

reception room; parlor; parlour

1

short; brief

1

modest; reserved; quiet; frugal; simple; plain

1