jpdb beta

idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish

2

appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style

1

only; merely; just; at most; no more than

1

small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; unimportant person

1

glare; sharp look

1

to bring out (the effect of); to put to good use; to make use of (e.g. threats); to use (tact, wit, etc.); to exercise; to display

1

approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like

1

hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)

1

affectation; pretension

1

to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted

1

to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use

5

space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)

2

to be left in the dust (of); to be outdone (by); to be subordinate (to); to play second fiddle (to); to take second billing (to)

1

to continue; to keep up; to keep on

1

both in name and reality; both in name and substance

1

king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)

2

ending; quitting; closing; ending before one had time to do something one wanted or intended to

1

that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage

1

eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality

2

to win; to gain victory

1

where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent

1

mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion

1

sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable

1

rogue; thug; hoodlum; punk; racketeer

2

to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)

2

family; members of a family

1

imitation; sham; -like

1

burlesque; low comedy; farce

1

to act as one pleases; to throw one's weight around; to have everything one's own way

1

several tens

1

year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)

1

reigning; controlling; dictating

1

to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)

1

end; close; finish; noh dance in plain clothes

1

to fall for (someone's smooth talk); to be taken in (by honeyed words)

1

to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe

2

indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very

1

emptiness; hollowness; vacancy; inanity; pointlessness; meaninglessness

1

(one's) life

1

to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound

1

great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty

1

-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now

1

right; correct; proper; righteous; just

1

value; worth; merit

1

without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory

1

et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth

1

as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...

1

rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse

1

mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)

1

ideal; most suitable

1