jpdb beta

superficially polite but actually rude; rude under a veneer of politeness; courteous on the surface but insolent at heart

1

same; similar; (just) like; equal

4

absolutely essential; indispensable; vital; critical

3

(outward) appearance; (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; appearances; decency; lip-service

5

to look down (on); to condescend (to)

3

to snatch; to steal

1

easy; simple; plain

6

meddling; interference; extending a paw to drag something closer; (arch.) hand; (arch.) arm; (arch.) disfigured arm

1

king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne

1

regulation; control

1

to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)

1

armed forces; military; troops

1

sigh

4

to have a rumor circulating

2

unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all

4

to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen

6

admirable; laudable

3

thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words

1

rash; thoughtless; careless; hasty; imprudent

1

tolerant; generous; lenient; broad-minded; magnanimous

5

measure; step; dealing with; medical treatment

1

to disable; to override

1

to threaten; to intimidate

3

to explain away (a mistake, failure, etc.); to make excuses for; to gloss over; to talk one's way out of

1

cross-national

2

wastepaper; scrap paper

1

near; close; beside; attendant; retainer; vassal

1

while crying; in tears

1

lawsuit; complaint

1

to insert; to put in (such that there is a snug fit); to have sex; to fuck; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to place a ring-shaped object around something (esp. one that restricts freedom, such as handcuffs)

1

aim

1

friction; discord; strife

1

connivance; tacit consent; toleration; acquiescence

3

slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)

1

vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept

1

deep red; crimson; rouge; lipstick

1

win; victory

1

great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious

2

contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause)

4

to relax; to feel at home

2

astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock

2

expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture

10

being very busy; busyness

3

intimate; close

2

unable to stay (on); unable to endure being somewhere a second longer; feel like running away

7

inevitable; inescapable; unavoidable

1

desperate

2

instability; insecurity; crankiness

2

confrontation; opposition; antagonism

5

at least

5