jpdb beta

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

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probably not; probably won't; intend not to; will not; trying not to; attempting not to; whether you ... or not

1

to look down on (someone); to treat with contempt; to treat disparagingly; to sneer at

1

mistress; kept woman; concubine

1

violence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny; despotism

1

foolish; stupid; silly

1

anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case

1

still more; even more; much more; increased; greater

1

young girl; lass; adolescent female

2

to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver

3

skirt

1

to behave; to conduct oneself; to act; to treat (someone) to (food or drink); to entertain (e.g. to lunch)

1

arrest; apprehension; capture

5

judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of

2

to pay attention (to)

1

as if; as it were; as though; right then; just then; at that moment

2

to call a person's attention (to)

1

to change; to switch; to change over (to); to renew

1

sharp (knife, claws, etc.); pointed; sharp (pain, tone, etc.); acute; keen (intuition, sense of smell, etc.); acute

1

breakdown (of talks, negotiations, etc.); breaking off; rupture

2

sparkle of one's eyes; insight; discernment; penetration

1

business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed

2

inconsistency; discord; conflict; discrepancy; contradiction; failure

1

control; check; restraint; inhibition

1

to throw away as useless; to scrap; to make null and void; to renege; to annul

4

just cause; good reason; pretext; duty (to one's country, sovereign, etc.)

1

eyebrow; eyebrows

1

confession

1

imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-

1

affidavit; deposition; testimony

1

to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)

1

to jerk one's chin; to nod toward; to point one's chin at

1

self-defense; self-defence

1

right; privilege

1

no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook

1

to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)

2

if I (we, etc.) could; if one were to ... then ... (an unpleasant thing would happen)

2

to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at

1

there is no way that ...; easy; simple

2

combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting

1

robust; brawny; muscular; strong; sturdy

1

abundant; plentiful; rich; ample

1

career soldier

1

chivalrous spirit; heroic defence of the weak; chivalrous man; ruffian who acts under the pretence of chivalry

1

(on) one's own; (by) oneself

2

impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag

1

overdependence (on others; usu. one's fosterers or seniors); lack of self-reliance; presumed acceptance (of one's behaviour); presumed benevolence; attention-seeking (behavior)

1

type; style; mold; mould; kata (set sequence of positions and movements in martial arts); style (in kabuki, noh, etc.); convention

2

hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)

3

imitation; counterfeit; fake; sham; ersatz (object)

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