jpdb beta

persuasion

1

eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort

1

to explain; to advocate; to preach; to persuade

2

control; check; restraint; inhibition

2

to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)

1

ghastly; dreadful

1

to put to death

1

to make way for; to make room for; to get out of the way; to pave the way for; to open up opportunity

2

march; parade

1

pretending not to see something; turning a blind eye to; burying one's head in the sand

3

criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach

1

violent

3

art of self-defense (defence)

1

to step firmly; to harden by treading

1

to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up

1

hit; strike; blow

1

to crouch; to squat; to cower

3

inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care

2

reckless; daredevil; frantic; foolhardy

2

to bash; to hit hard; to strike; to beat (someone in battle)

3

light (color, colour, taste); simple; plain; frank; candid; ingenuous

2

many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time

2

science (inc. mathematics, medicine, etc.); natural science; science department (university); science course; science (as a school subject)

1

deviation value (usu. scaled to mean of 50, standard deviation of 10, and often used for academic grades); deviation; T-score; standard score

3

scramble (for)

1

cram school; private tutoring school; juku

1

samadhi (state of intense concentration achieved through meditation); being immersed in; being absorbed in; prone to; apt to

1

someone who studies very hard (at school); grind; swot; studying hard; cramming; swotting

1

to benefit; to profit; to gain; to reap rewards

6

shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff

1

finally; barely; only just; gradually

1

red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red

2

splash; spray; droplet

2

to forget oneself; to lose control of oneself

1

beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing

1

to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb

5

going to the hospital for regular treatment

3

time after time; countless times; many a time; dozens of times

1

good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)

1

confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)

9

to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively

4

artificial; unnatural; human-caused (e.g. mistake, error, disaster); man-made

3

conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation

3

to deepen; to heighten; to intensify

1

most; extremely

6

participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in

8

pain; agony; bitterness

3

difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)

1

sense of relief; feeling of relief

4

precisely because

2