jpdb beta

necessity

1

assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement

1

retirement (from the world); seclusion

1

easy; simple; light

1

on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead

1

to hold back others from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage

1

to be at a loss for words

1

conviction; belief; confidence

4

overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed

1

to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)

6

persuasion

1

(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum

2

to hold one's breath

1

to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning

1

someone who gets in the way without serving any useful purpose; fly in the ointment; buttinsky; third wheel

1

stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition

6

pace

2

as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate

4

if it's the case

2

as planned

2

powerlessness; helplessness; incompetent

3

action of making something; -ification

3

if; in case; supposing

1

flying column; detached force

1

good opportunity; chance

1

secretly (cheer, pray, etc. for someone); in secret; from the sidelines; at a distance

1

bitterness; bitter taste

1

vegetable

1

similar to; like

1

in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...

1

to do for (the sake of someone else)

1

strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness

1

to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory

2

no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable

1

to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy

4

to clear; to make clear; to be unruffled; to look unconcerned; to look demure; to look prim

3

unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous

1

to meddle; to poke one's nose into; to interfere; to make a pass at; to flirt with; to make a move on

1

to hate; to dislike; to loathe

2

paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow

1

violence; mayhem

2

bitter

1

zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch

3

outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough

1

very interesting; of great interest

2

wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane

2

damned; cursed; accursed

1

conversion; diversion; changeover; commutation; switchover

1

to force someone to clamp with their teeth; to force into someone's mouth (e.g. a gag); to wedge into a space; to inflict (a blow); to deal (a hit); to pull (a joke)

1

way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression

1