jpdb beta

way; course; the only way

1

to repel; to drive away; to repulse; to reject

1

anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case

3

urgent business

1

evening; night; nighttime

1

business; affairs; duties; work; procedure; task

1

contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation

1

to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in

2

to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon

2

offence; offense; hindrance

1

following year

1

taking up a new post

1

difficult to ...; hard to ...

1

spoiled fun; loss of interest; damper (e.g. on the party); wet blanket; turn-off

1

straight-laced person; stubborn person

1

amiability; friendliness; fondness (of someone); affection; compliments; civilities

1

related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned

1

able; capable; competent; talented; efficient

1

words of praise; eulogy; compliment

1

to be found; to be discovered

1

favour; favor

1

coarse; rough

2

particularly; only; in the case of

1

good performance; good work; great success

1

solicitude; consideration; concern; (excessive) kindness

1

shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early

3

to be congenial; to agree with one; to be in one's nature

1

all people; everybody; ten thousand people

1

fraternity; friendship

1

value; worth; merit

1

public and private; official and personal; government and people

1

to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)

1

stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded

3

moderate

2

to be renewed; to change; to be improved; to be reformed; to stand on ceremony; to be formal

1

true character; real nature

1

by nature; by birth; naturally; natural; innate

1

new; fresh; novel

1

to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence

1

must not; do not

1

manly; sportsmanlike; pure (heart, actions, etc.); upright; (arch.) unsullied (e.g. scenery or object); (arch.) pure

1

teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine

1

disregarding; ignoring

1

to win; to gain victory

6

character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)

1

to ask a big favour; to ask unreasonable things; to be unreasonable

1

sincerity; good faith

3

to meet face-to-face

1

racing (of an engine); spinning one's wheels; running idle; fruitless effort; going nowhere; going round in circles

1

any more; any further; any better; any longer

2