jpdb beta

crummy; shabby; petty; lousy; puny; cheap

1

all talk; glib; insincere; empty; specious

1

to spoil someone's start; to kill someone's enthusiasm; to take the wind out of someone's sails

1

to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain

1

method; way; manner; process; procedure; means

2

way of using (something); way to use; how to use; way of handling (employees, subordinates, etc.); way of treating; treatment

1

great many; ever so many; any number; as few or as many (as you like); whether large or small

1

folly; fool

1

truth

1

transactions; dealings; business

15

negative; passive; half-hearted; unmotivated

1

at first; in the beginning; originally

4

ego; egoism; egoist

1

to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far

3

every time; each round

1

lacking enough gravity for (a position, task); being an insignificant figure for (a position)

1

leaving school during a term

1

halfwit; blockhead; fool

1

to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)

1

concentration; diligence; asceticism; zeal in one's quest for enlightenment; adherence to a vegetarian diet

1

alighting (from a train, bus, etc.); getting off; getting out (of a car)

1

graceful; willowy; lissome; soft and tender

1

adult male; man

1

physical strength; muscular strength

1

briskly; quickly; promptly

1

weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)

6

shame; embarrassment; disgrace

1

embellishment (e.g. of a story); ornamentation; decoration; (arch.) putting on makeup

1

locking

1

key; lock; key (to a problem, success, etc.); clue

3

to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)

1

to replace; to change (for a new one); to renew; to reassign (an expense); to charge (to a different account); to shift (a loss)

1

carrying (on one's person); taking with one

1

MagLite; Maglite

2

(vehicle) wheel

1

nervous; highly strung; sensitive; fussy; worried about petty things

1

double (two-leaf) door

2

three sides; three faces; page three (of a newspaper)

1

area (measurement); square measure; size (of land); floor space

1

to insert; to put in; to come in (of light); to shine in; to have a griping pain (in the stomach, chest, etc.)

2

rather; better

3

autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication

1

stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead

3

grinding of the teeth; involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation; gnashing one's teeth; gritting one's teeth

1

dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)

1

or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean

2

dregs; sediment; lees (esp. sake); leftovers; by-product; worthless item; junk

1

folding one's arms

1

older; senior

3

to harvest all of (a crop); to reap completely; to finish cutting (e.g. weeds); to taper (hair) at the back; to cut hair so that it gradually gets shorter at the back of the head

1