jpdb beta

ought to have been; was ... right?; to do for (inferiors)

1

clever; smart; sharp (ear, etc.); sensitive; discerning

3

to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff

6

to keep silent

4

one grade; first-class; primary

1

well-known store

2

compared with

3

to resonate emotionally (with one); to strike home (words, etc.); (lit.) to stab in the chest

1

true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses

4

to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up

1

unconnected; weakly related; alien; having little prospect of marriage

1

rough-hewn; incomplete; unrefined; still in the process of being formed

1

to take off one's hat

2

to lay aside; to set aside

2

plate; dish (of food)

3

to be emotionally moved; to have a lump in one's throat

3

awareness; realization

2

to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish

5

to knock down; to beat (someone) up; to injure (someone) so badly they cannot recover (esp. emotionally); to overwhelm (with mental anguish, etc.)

1

approval

1

ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody

2

sincere; earnest; serious

3

to knock (ideas) against each other; to present competing ideas; to have a lively exchange of ideas; to smash together; to crash into each other; to throw at each other

1

opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism

1

to buy; to purchase

5

heavy heartbeat; thumping; pounding

1

lung

4

from now on; in the future; hereafter; ahead of us; down the road

1

copper coin

3

every month; each month; monthly

1

to stand stock still

3

to make an appearance; to show up

2

to look away (from); to avert one's gaze; to disregard; to ignore; to escape (from); to turn away (from)

2

to exchange greetings

2

to meet; to greet

6

to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up

1

tiredness; fatigue

4

to complete decisively; to do to completion

2

to make something look better; to put into (good, better) shape; to put up a front; to pose; to pretend

2

each and every; all

3

how can (one) do something

3

(after) bouncing around from one place to the next

1

to rage; to storm (at); to be furious; to enthuse; to speak enthusiastically; to speak with vigour

1

appearance; arrival; make one's appearance

1

all; everything

1

to take responsibility (for a fallout); to accept the blame; to take the blame

5

whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom

2

irresolute; hesitant

4

to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank

2

to pierce; to penetrate; to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice)

2