jpdb beta

belligerent; warlike

4

pleasure-seeking

1

sadism

1

to be rich (in); to abound (in); to be abundant (in); to be rich; to be wealthy

1

greedy; avaricious; covetous; raga (desire)

1

sense of values; values; value system

2

historical fact

1

area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances

1

influence; effect; impact

2

older brother

1

one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism

1

older brother; elder brother; brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband)

4

of all people

1

to take a pinch of something (e.g. salt); to pick up in one's fingers

2

smile

2

suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy

1

to bear; to endure

2

I got it; I see; I now know; so that's the reason

1

(family) relationship; connection

1

second (in a series)

1

younger sister

3

to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)

3

degree of familiarity; popularity; name recognition; notoriety

1

famous; noted; eminent; prominent; distinguished; celebrated

1

artist

1

to praise; to extol; to hail; to laud; to celebrate

1

enemy nation

1

Corsica (France)

1

to fear; to be afraid of

3

one's own country

1

people; citizens; subjects; folk

1

(human) life

1

wasteful person; spendthrift

1

to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of

1

and so; therefore; for that reason

5

grant; allowance; endowment; bestowal; assignment; conferment

3

actual existence; real existence; existing in real life

1

conditional; qualified; with conditions attached

1

to stand (something) up; to put upright; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to let out; to raise (a cloud of dust, smoke, etc.)

4

to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively

2

to act; to take action

1

maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full; at a maximum

1

particularly; only; in the case of

1

deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely

4

to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at

1

lever; agent (causing something to happen); instrument; assistant; helper

1

to lift up; to hold up; to give; to present; to do (for someone)

1

who

2

to shake (from fear, cold, excitement, etc.); to shudder; to tremble

1

just because; even if; even though

3