jpdb beta

conclusion

3

somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other

3

relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect

10

seducer; smooth talker; picking up women; hitting on women; moderate party; moderate

1

imitation; sham; -like

1

to have the privilege of doing

4

air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all

4

to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal

1

explanation; interpretation

2

on purpose; deliberately; intentionally

7

space; room; airspace

2

to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear

3

real intention; true motive; true meaning

1

suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy

1

(stare or glare with) scornful eyes; reproachful eyes; disgusted eyes

8

to bear; to endure

1

concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial

1

to persuade; to coax; to solicit; to seduce; to make advances; to make a play

10

to pretend; to feign

1

objective

1

to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by

1

meddling; interference; extending a paw to drag something closer; (arch.) hand; (arch.) arm; (arch.) disfigured arm

1

to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)

20

present point (i.e. in history); at the present time

2

indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation

5

special; TV special

2

toothpick

2

rope

2

to jump at the chance; to accept an offer; to show interest in; to accept a proposal

1

contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...

1

with profound (often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; suggestive; interesting

1

statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal

2

to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up

14

crowd; turnout

1

mainly; primarily

1

being put off (by someone's words, behaviour, etc.); being taken aback; recoiling (in shock, disgust, etc.); zooming out or pulling the camera back to get a wider image (in film and TV)

1

advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly

2

to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate

2

avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)

5

relatively; comparatively

1

fool; idiot; dotage; senility; touched in the head (from); out of it (from)

2

ignoring; looking the other way; passing through; going through; ball hit through net (in tennis)

3

rather; sooner; preferably

1

to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive

2

tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation

1

continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago

9

near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides

4

unnatural; artificial; affected; strained

2

to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one

1

does not seem; unlikely; improbable

1