jpdb beta

extreme; extremity

3

one-sided game

1

frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)

12

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

4

malicious; deliberately mean

1

lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pathetic; piteous

1

cough; ahem

1

just a minute; small quantity

2

dry cough; hacking cough; intentional cough (i.e. to get someone's attention)

2

afterwards

1

to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen

7

to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract

4

he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!

15

disorderly; messy; absurd; unreasonable; very; extremely

2

hard problem; person hard to please; hard nut to crack

1

uniformity; integrity

1

nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic

2

original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal

5

rule

1

and yet; though; when; in spite of

2

here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up

3

change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment

3

long period (of time)

1

to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby

1

to do (for someone)

1

cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible

5

and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that

2

overall

3

integrity; consistency; conformity; compliance

1

to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)

6

serious; not joking; straight

3

painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding

5

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

1

undoubted; unmistakable; definite

1

eccentric; crank; oddball

1

guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty

1

to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed

1

to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about

4

annoying; provoking

4

to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of

1

to speak ill of; to disparage

1

to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience

2

with eyes half-closed

2

in; on; at (place); as for; regarding

1

head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest

8

personality; individuality; TV personality; celebrity

1

to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with

4

high class; high grade

1

(mutual) understanding; communication; passing without obstruction

2

though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless

9