jpdb beta

to be surprised; to be taken aback; to be amazed; to be frightened; to be startled; to be alarmed

24

to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words

1

direct; immediate; personal; firsthand

3

(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion

8

by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly

6

very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary

1

memory; recollection; remembrance; memory; storage

3

flowery words; rhetorical flourishes

1

display; array (of things); succession (of things)

1

in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely

4

to set (someone) up (in a high position); to kick upstairs; to hold sacred; to worship; to flatter

2

unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous

1

friend; companion

6

to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to

2

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

2

to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned

13

pain; agony; suffering; distress; torment

3

having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...

5

to appear in the newspaper

1

to take pride in; to pride oneself; to be proud of

1

splendidly; brilliantly

1

to betray; to turn traitor (to); to double-cross; to disappoint; to let down

1

useless; vain; aimless; idle

1

to live (on, by, etc.); to lead a life; to make a living; to earn a livelihood; to spend one's time (doing); to pass one's days (doing)

3

to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on

2

to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)

11

that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage

11

to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist

6

to take care of; to bring up under one's personal care; to kill with one's own hands; to do personally; to handle (e.g. a job); to request that someone deal with (something)

1

to worry about; to be worried about; to fret about; to not know what to do; to be at a loss (as to what to do)

1

to say no more; to sink into silence

3

work; job; labor; work

5

absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)

1

possession; retention; maintenance; holding; keeping

1

war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset

2

loss; forfeit

1

meaning; significance; sense

12

attendant; valet; servant; follower

2

followers; hangers-on

1

as one of

1

(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means

4

to raise (esp. overhead); to brandish (e.g. sword); to flourish; to wield (e.g. power, authority); to proclaim one's principles

1

to forbid; to ban; to prohibit; to suppress (a feeling, laughter, etc.); to hold back (e.g. tears)

1

(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount

6

outside ...; beyond ...; not included in ...

1

it is assuredly (that) ...; can say with confidence that it is ...

4

to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter

4

graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.); quitting

4

to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check

1

only; sole; unique

3