jpdb beta

pessimism; (taking a) gloomy view; discouragement; despondency; despair; disappointment

2

to be of an overly talkative disposition since birth; (lit.) to be born mouth first

1

because; since

4

to swindle out of; to cheat out of; to defraud of; to misrepresent oneself as; to pretend to be; to assume (a name or title)

2

carefully; with caution

3

incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless

1

wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)

1

prayer; wish; vow

2

wild; freakish; madcap; crazy; hysterical

1

personage; person (deserving of respect)

1

full particulars; all the details; the whole story; everything (about); from beginning to end

1

with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning

3

abundant; ample; plentiful; lustrous; glossy

1

to happen to have; to have on hand; to carry (e.g. money)

1

to forestall; to beat to the punch; to anticipate; to play the first move (e.g. in go)

2

relationship; relation; terms (good, friendly, etc.)

2

to cast down one's eyes

2

(an) unknown; unknown number; variable; unknown quantity; not yet known

1

to worry oneself (about)

1

Great Leap Forward (failed attempt to industrialize China and increase agricultural production; 1958-1960); significant breakthrough; great strides

1

to take the lead; to lead a group; to be in the vanguard

1

to pass (a car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to outdistance

1

unexpectedly; accidentally; by chance

1

leading group (of runners in a marathon, etc.); leading pack

1

camp (supporters of a doctrine, party, etc.); faction (of a party); military camp; encampment; cantonment

6

previously; already; beforehand; in advance; for some time

1

to put all one's skill (into doing something); to do something to the best of one's ability

1

to decorate; to display

1

crowded; packed; crammed; cramped; filled; overflowing

2

chicken; coward; scaredy-cat; chicken

1

when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)

2

to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn

2

fast; quick; easy; simple; as soon as ...; the moment ...

3

unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic

2

to pant (while rushing); to gasp; to puff and blow

1

email; mail; post; message (in an instant messaging application); instant message; male

4

to lose consciousness

1

sickroom; hospital room; ward

3

today of all days

1

grudge; complaint; reproach

2

beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end

3

condition; state (of health); appearance

1

to threaten; to menace; to intimidate; to startle; to frighten; to scare

1

crucial; key; most important; main (point)

3

nice; likeable; desirable

2

tranquil; calm; quiet; mild (weather); balmy

4

never; not at all

2

to be far apart (from); to be a long way off (from); to be remote; to be very different (from); to be quite unlike; to be far from (e.g. the truth)

5

to hesitate to say; to hem and haw; to falter in one's speech; to be stuck for a word; to mumble

1

to arrange beforehand to tell the same story; to get the stories straight

3