jpdb beta

conclusion; decision; judgement; affirmative

1

pleading; entreaty; supplication; petition

3

to change (with the passage of time); to fade; to wane; to decline

1

deep affection; dear; beloved

2

to be able to conceal

4

as a matter of fact; actually; effectively; in reality; in effect

1

to dissolve (an organization, company, etc.); to break up; to close down; to scrap (a plan, etc.)

1

(one's) pay; wages

2

firm refusal

1

dimly; faintly; with a faint light; warmly; friendly; in a heartwarming manner

1

thorny path

1

to probe; to search; to sound out; to investigate

1

goody goody; goody two-shoes; teacher's pet

1

long time; long interval; for quite some time

1

(logical) true; regular; 10^40; ten duodecillion; original; positive

1

negative; minus

1

to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter

3

being fond of children; person who likes children; being liked by children

1

to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience

1

to be angry; to resent; to be enraged; to be indignant

2

one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; one's time (to act); one's chance

2

(committing, resorting to) an act of violence

1

to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular

1

to become completely dry; to dry out; to dry up; to parch

2

to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse

1

at this point; at this last moment; this late in the game

1

(really) terrible; awful; (very) nasty; (extremely) harsh; severe

1

to be visible to; to be seen by; to meet one's eyes

1

to run around; to bustle about

1

to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay

1

quotient; business; merchant; second degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Shang dynasty (of China; approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty

1

shabby; unsightly; unkempt

4

guarding; guard

1

to seize (someone) by the collar; to grab (someone) by the scruff of the neck; to collar (someone)

1

to detain; to check; to restrain; to stop

2

irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; (already) enough; considerably

2

dull sound; muffled sound

1

backdoor; rear entrance; rear exit; unauthorized; illicit; illegal

17

invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass

6

to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise

3

plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme

1

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

1

to become complicated; to become intricate; to become tangled

1

to no one in particular

2

soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself

1

performance; trick; feat; extraordinary deed; daring act; bold move

1

to mishear

1

attack on both sides; pincer movement; double envelopment

1

speaking voice; talking voice

1

to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. of a joke)

1