jpdb beta

in the ward or borough

1

praise; admiration; commendation; approbation

1

to mean

1

manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour

2

to intend; to be sure that

1

in any way; to some extent; even if only a little

1

to sell

1

to make sense

1

unjustified; unwarranted; unfounded; baseless; groundless

1

slander; libel; defamation; calumny; smear

1

(with a) start; fright; alarm

2

skirt

3

before very long; soon; someday; one of these days; sooner or later

2

several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number

2

selfish; egoistic; self-serving; self-interested

2

to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration

2

circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money

4

the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all

2

to feel depressed; to be down

1

straight line; beeline

2

dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish

1

altruism

1

to come and see (someone, something); to visit

1

nodding (in agreement, with approval, etc.); repeatedly nodding and dozing off; suddenly (dying); deep (flavor, flavour, color, colour, etc.); rich

1

one eyebrow

1

direction of movement (motion); direction of travel (esp. train)

1

incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness

1

to walk behind someone; to follow in someone's footsteps

2

as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still

3

cloudless (sky); without a cloud (in the sky)

1

comfortable; pleasant

2

blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice

4

to become clear (water, air, etc.); to become transparent; to resonate clearly (e.g. voice); to become serene; to become tranquil; to pronounce as an unvoiced sound

2

to be bewildered; to be perplexed

4

passage; paragraph

1

sympathy; empathy; response

1

unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement

2

feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely

5

sidelong glance; short grain (paper)

3

to push (something) against

1

tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of

1

so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much

1

impulsive

1

suicide

1

matter of life or death; life-and-death problem

1

to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival

3

wise; clever; smart

1

confusion; dismay; consternation; panic

2

to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid

1

various; varied; diverse; all sorts of

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