jpdb beta

to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand

3

loud voice

3

to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still

3

to spread; to be propagated

2

morals; morality; ethics

1

low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key

2

quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to

1

position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view

1

irresponsibility

1

hard to do

1

trouble; bother; annoyance

2

business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...

3

as (somebody) says

1

oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!

1

voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)

4

(a) dose; (a) puff; (a) smoke; lull; short rest

1

time; thyme; time out (e.g. in sport)

1

as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all

2

old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago

2

(hospital) ward

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opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows

1

I know, right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!; there we go

1

apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but

1

to talk; to chat; to chatter

1

dropping (of tears, dew, etc.); falling off; dropping off; inadvertently (coming to the surface); letting out (e.g. a secret)

1

to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to

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serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)

3

of course; certainly; naturally

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serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady

4

due form; official; formality

2

engagement; betrothal

1

surroundings; environs; circumference

2

to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of

1

wife; Mrs; (arch.) wife of a nobleman (aristocrat, etc.); (arch.) consort of the emperor

1

without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory

2

natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary

2

possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely

1

muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line

1

debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money

2

debt collector; bill collector; repo man

2

severely beaten up; repeatedly punched and kicked; thoroughly defeated; attacked relentlessly (with words); fiercely criticised; bombarded with verbal abuse

2

in this way; like this

3

to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)

2

to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind

2

to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)

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we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual

2

to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by

1

bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive

2

may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly

6

telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone

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