jpdb beta

to put on a patronizing air

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unhesitatingly

2

obedient; gentle; meek; submissive; docile

1

high; high school

2

choice; selection; pickup (phonograph); stylus bar; pickup truck; pickup

1

on the least pretext; at the drop of a hat

1

silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling

1

chatting; idle talk

1

cost; expense

1

alma mater clique; old school tie

1

doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")

1

boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)

1

daytime; during the day; Japan and China

2

comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious

1

to settle down (and deal with something); to concentrate all one's energy (on something); to settle oneself (in a place); to settle down (somewhere); to take a solid stance; to lower one's center of gravity (centre)

1

hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little

2

to be moist; to be damp; to profit by; to receive benefits; to become rich; to become at ease financially

1

be; is

1

contrastive

2

full; in plenty; ample

1

newspaper

8

to be absorbed in reading

1

sounds

3

slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed

1

to doze off; to nod off; to snooze

1

thundering; purring; something large and heavy starting to roll; scattered about; common; idleness; idling about

1

maintaining a reasonable distance; neutral position; indecision

1

touch; contact

1

common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide

1

does not seem; unlikely; improbable

1

dangling heavily; swaying to and fro; strolling; rambling; idly; lazily

2

minimum; lowest; minimal; least

1

association; socializing; socialising; fellowship

1

deliberately; intentionally; on purpose; purposely

1

early; quickly; promptly

3

to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)

3

this and that; one thing or another; something or other; and whatnot; and the rest

1

to occur one after another; to happen in succession

2

just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment

2

bringing; taking; carrying

1

bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread

4

to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of

1

easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going

1

stethoscope

2

(move) slowly (e.g. walk); sluggishly; stolidly; ploddingly; heavily

1

pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability

1

exemption; exoneration; discharge

1

preferential treatment; special treatment; discrimination; express delivery; special delivery

1

to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)

1

(personal) appearance; (personal) grooming; essential skill; required knowledge

1