jpdb beta

bitter (taste); sour (expression, look); bitter; bitter (e.g. experience); painful

2

stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire

3

to be peevish; to sulk; to pout

7

to parry; to sidestep; to dodge

3

to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)

3

antsy; agitated; irritated; anxious; vexed

1

pointing out; identification

1

obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted

1

work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device

1

brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved

1

way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression

3

to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect

4

irritation; annoyance; frustration

4

calm; peace; serenity; composure; equanimity; presence of mind

2

alone; by oneself; on one's own

1

none of your business; not your concern

1

to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious

1

there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)

1

to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat

2

to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment

1

to grip; to grasp; to squeeze

1

a few seconds; several seconds

4

to sit on a seat

1

go home; get out

4

to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion

1

dozens; scores of; decades

2

with a smooth, unhindered motion; speedily and without delay

1

waste thread; lint; fluff

2

humorous; funny; amusing; enjoyable (e.g. life); pleasant; fun

2

stage assistant dressed in black; stagehand; prompter; behind-the-scenes supporter; string-puller

1

to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose

1

to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside

2

neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity; community (of people with a shared trait, members, fans, etc.); scene; enthusiasts

1

worldwide; global; international; world-famous; world-class

2

degree of familiarity; popularity; name recognition; notoriety

1

certain; one; (arch.) I; (arch.) me

1

having an ancient and honorable origin; of good lineage; of noble birth

1

part; component

3

junk

2

cover; covering; covering (a song); cover; coverage; to cover (a loss)

1

(corrugated) cardboard; cardboard box; carton

1

false bottom; fake bottom; raised bottom; exaggeration; overstatement

1

reuse; recycling

1

one's own work; making by oneself; farming on one's own land; independent farmer

1

the person concerned; the person in question; the said person

1

exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC

1

to request earnestly

3

excellent article; fine item; rare beauty; masterpiece; gem

1

disk; disc; disk (storage); disc

1

one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage

1