jpdb beta

to stick (to); to cling (to); to adhere (to); to stay (in a place); to stick close (to someone); to follow (someone) around

1

reproachful; resentful; spiteful

2

to stare back (at); to glare back

6

education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education

2

policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle

2

philosophy of life

1

for this very reason; that is exactly why

3

by myself; in person; by oneself

2

to climb over; to get over; to overcome (a difficulty, obstacle, etc.); to surmount; to surpass (a predecessor); to overtake

1

useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point

1

thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan

1

sermon; preaching; homily; remonstration; scolding; lecturing

3

to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)

4

suddenly (hit); with a slap; sharply (glance, glare, etc.); fiercely; suddenly; all of a sudden

2

to stop talking; to break off; to pause

1

to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse

1

to give up on; to turn one's back on; to abandon; to forsake; to desert; to leave

1

to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)

2

covered in mud; mud-caked

2

to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)

2

to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (at); to fling (at); to vent (e.g. one's anger); to express (one's feelings)

1

to skin (one's knee); to graze; to scratch

1

to crouch; to squat; to cower

1

stout-hearted; firm; courageous; brave; tough

1

cool; calm; composed; all right; fine; OK

2

a second time; again; once more; twice

1

any number of times

1

willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition

2

society; the world; the times

3

hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done

1

weak; weakly; feeble; frail; delicate; faint (voice, sunlight, etc.)

3

timidly; nervously; hesitantly; trembling (with fear); fearfully; anxiously

1

none of your business; not your concern

2

how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know

1

timid; fainthearted

4

opinion; view; comment; scolding; reprimand; rebuke

1

grimace; sullen face

1

to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in

5

to win; to gain victory

2

to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten

1

dirt; filth; stain; blot; spot

1

something; some kind of; for some reason

1

beginning; outset; first; onset

4

complete stranger; total stranger

1

middle-aged man; Buddhist priest

9

off the mark; off base; misdirected; irrelevant

1

calculation; self-interest; selfishness

1

simply; merely; only; solely

2

to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect

1

meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody

3