jpdb beta

unskilled; clumsy; lousy; poor; awkward; shitty

1

strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness

19

out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb; produced at an unorthodox location

2

to have a warped view; to be jaundiced; to feel that one has been unfairly treated; to be jealous; to be envious

1

after all; because; but; even; too; as well

11

bad; poor; inferior; delinquent; hoodlum; hooligan

3

first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)

3

leader; leaders; dotted line; reader (textbook); reader (i.e. a person who reads); microreader

9

something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...

15

to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)

4

type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing (on a typewriter)

4

means; is; as for

6

unnatural; affected; studied; forced

1

haughty; arrogant; pompous; self-important

1

to show; to display; to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ...; to make (something) worth watching; to be entertaining; to have (something) looked at (by a specialist)

29

to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)

9

empty space; empty sky

2

to turn (towards); to face; to head to; to go towards; to allot; to allocate

23

for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while

9

silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction

29

to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide

8

to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide

11

by means of; due to; because of; according to

36

gang of young toughs; hooligans; hoodlums; hoods; yobbos

3

rottenness; decay; corruption

13

eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; a ... in the making; future (lawyer, doctor, etc.); beginning

20

mediator; peacemaker; troubleshooter; manager

4

himself; he himself

6

eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son

3

accepted; fully-fledged; clear; respectable

1

one person; one member

10

social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family

1

to; towards; for

13

opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery

1

to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent

4

bad reputation; ill repute; bad name; (arch.) evil deed; (arch.) wrongdoing; (arch.) wrongdoer

2

to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)

4

arriving at the present; present-day; to arrive at the present day

1

but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just

27

member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)

4

behaviour; behavior; conduct

1

taking the initiative

1

to commit a crime; to do evil

1

to set (someone) up (in a high position); to kick upstairs; to hold sacred; to worship; to flatter

1

physical strength

1

especially; particularly; above all; portioning out (servings of food)

3

number one; first; best; most; game; round

9

to be called ...; to be referred to as ...

10

short sword; dagger; stiletto; hour hand (of a clock)

1

technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft

3