jpdb beta

sympathy; compassion; pity

4

pity; sympathy; compassion; affection; love

1

tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe

3

to be kind to; to treat kindly

1

to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)

1

colorless and transparent

1

to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple

4

without an occupation; unemployed; jobless

1

damage

1

topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news

2

stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)

1

centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government

2

literally; to the letter; literal

1

leader; central personage

1

stardom

1

to run (up hill, stairs, etc.)

1

super-dimensional

1

Cinderella

1

and they all lived happily ever after; having a happy ending; ending without incident

1

state of mind; mental state; mental attitude

1

surmise (about somebody's feelings); guess; conjecture

1

yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer

2

classmate

3

hatred; abhorrence; loathing; detestation

4

jealousy; envy

1

needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer

1

deadlock; stalemate

1

question; inquiry; enquiry

4

certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid

2

favorable; favourable

1

curt; blunt; cold; short

2

person of importance; a somebody; absolutely; certainly; to be sure

1

by all means; no matter what; at any rate

4

minus; negative (quantity); deficit; disadvantage; drawback; negative (ion, pole, growth, image, effect, etc.)

2

valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement

5

to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert

1

to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect

1

strategic withdrawal; strategic retreat

1

not having enough workers; being understaffed; being undermanned; having nothing one can do about something; having no options

1

card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; match; game

1

to collect; to assemble; to gather

1

ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)

4

to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)

3

and; although; but

1

aloof; proudly independent; standing apart; solitary

1

to allow (someone or something) to come near; to let get close

1

effect; efficacy; validity; potency

1

characteristic; traditional; peculiar; inherent; native; eigen-

1

(fixing) boundaries for religious practices; prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice); fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; (arch.) short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store; barrier; dimensional barrier

1

pretending to respect someone while in fact staying distant; keeping at arm's length; avoiding (something unpleasant); shying away from; giving the batter an "intentional walk"

2