jpdb beta

to keep up (appearances); to put up (a good front); to smooth over (a mistake, fault, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair

2

to show someone's true colors; to remove someone's mask; (lit.) to take the veneer off something

1

licentiousness

5

ephemeral; transitory

2

pleasure-seeking

3

good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial

1

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

2

end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap

8

cheerful expression; pleased look; joyful look

1

regrettable; unsatisfactory; deplorable; lamentable

1

bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy; (tactical) advance or retreat of troops

1

negotiations; bargaining; discussions; connection; relationship; relations

8

to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. of the sun)

3

plaything; toy

2

just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that

5

to let out a cry; to shout

2

terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)

9

to knock (someone) down; to floor; to beat up; to deal a devastating blow (from which one cannot recover); to devastate (emotionally); to crush

1

just as; right after; in the act of; as soon as; at that moment

6

close examination; careful investigation; investigation of a crime; inquiry into someone's guilt; winner (of the most rounds, i.e. a full game); (arch.) reciting and appreciating traditional poetry

2

sadistic

2

worn-out; run-down; beat-up; shabby; dilapidated

1

natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder

1

extremely; very much

1

to conceal one's true nature or feelings; to feign friendliness; to play the hypocrite

7

entirely; completely; cleanly; snugly

3

enshrinement (of a deity); residing (in a shrine or sacred place); sitting prominently (in a place); being plunked down; being planted (in a spot)

1

crude; unrefined; coarse; ill-mannered; rude; insensitive

2

grotesque

3

slow; late; too late

6

to rage; to storm (at); to be furious; to enthuse; to speak enthusiastically; to speak with vigour

1

to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)

1

odious; hateful; awful; horrid; revolting

1

to give someone a surprise; to catch off guard and fluster; to frustrate (e.g. someone's plans); to give someone a blow; to scare the hell out of

1

totally willing; fully motivated

3

(slowly and) carefully; without haste; thoroughly; deliberately; closely; meticulously

2

stalk; stem

4

thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant

4

the reverse (side); back (side); other side; hidden side; behind the scenes

7

with a twitch; with a jerk; with a flutter; with a dip; with a bob

2

adult; grown-up; person who has come of age; fully fledged; established; qualified

1

to use as an intermediary; to mediate; to assist; to worry; to mind; to care

1

to become coarse (e.g. of a texture); to turn rough; to turn gritty; to become sandy

2

to comb down; to smooth down

2

to make an appeal; to urge

4

to point upward; to look upward; to improve

1

bonds; fetters

1

to make (someone) realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home (to someone); to teach (someone) a lesson

3

to underrate; to make light of

2

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

2