jpdb beta

means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull

1

to count; to enumerate

3

by all means; no matter what; at any rate

2

above; more than

1

disposition; temperament; nature; mentality; spirit; character

1

words of praise; eulogy; compliment

3

one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although

6

to gain experience; to get accustomed (with something)

1

severe; strict; tough; hard

1

completion; accomplishment; attainment of greatness or success

1

nowadays; recently

1

talented; gifted; prodigious; virtuoso; masterful

1

weather; look of the sky; situation; turn of affairs; signs

2

passing (a test, examination, etc.); pass (for admission, transport, etc.); ticket; pass (of a ball); (giving something a) pass; skipping (one's turn)

1

to be in sight (e.g. a resolution); to have a clear idea; to have bright prospects

1

to slip off

1

admirable; laudable

1

to rush over; to run up to

1

to begin to do; to cater; to deliver food

1

interest (in something); enthusiasm

4

forcing; compulsion; coercion; pushing (to do)

3

(one's) quota; assignment

1

to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down

2

and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism

2

to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after

2

maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full

1

a blink of time; (lit.) the time it takes to say "Ah!"

1

research project (e.g. at school); independent research

1

to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)

2

for (some) doubtful points to remain

1

(something) one does not really mean; insincere

1

prejudice; bias; warped view; jealousy; inferiority complex

1

to stare in wonder; to be amazed

2

mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for

3

to knead; to mix; to complicate; to turn into a mess

4

crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)

1

to have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is)

1

having a poor endgame; missing at the last turn

1

to gasp for air; to pant; to be out of breath

1

black and white; monochrome; good and evil; right and wrong; guilt and innocence

2

to stop; to prohibit; to forbid someone to do something

1

breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing

1

work sent to a competition; competition entry

1

participant; entrant

1

so to speak; so to call it; as it were

1

the whole country

1

miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable

1

fair and square; open and aboveboard

1

to steal another's spouse; to steal another's lover

4

loss by default; default

1