jpdb beta

having to be; must be; should be; ought to be

1

adult (esp. person 20 years old or over); grownup; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)

1

representation; agency; proxy; deputy; agent; attorney

1

dignitaries; very important persons; VIPs

1

eccentric; oddball; character; weirdo

1

to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)

1

formal; strict; ceremonious; stiff

1

company management; managing a company

1

secretly (cheer, pray, etc. for someone); in secret; from the sidelines; at a distance

1

reason for living; something one lives for; purpose in life; raison d'être

1

to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to

1

proud; haughty; arrogant

2

to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in

3

matter; item; facts

1

though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless

3

age; years

1

to delay; to put off; to procrastinate

1

to work on (someone); to appeal to; to make approaches to; to begin to work

1

accelerated; accelerating; gathering speed

1

rapid development; rapid unfolding

1

how many months?; how long?

2

state of reduced activity; lull; state of abeyance; stable condition

1

to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)

1

(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)

1

immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing

1

if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so

1

to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)

1

herself; she herself

1

healthy body

1

big shot; higher-ups

1

underwater; behind closed doors; behind the scenes; below the surface

1

to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)

1

political

1

white feather

1

arrow; wedge; chock

1

mere; only a ...

1

no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than

1

appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy

2

each; respectively

4

one by one; one at a time; in turn

1

after this; from now on; hereafter; thereafter; since (then); after

1

to limp

2

to cause to swell; to inflame

1

cuff; armhole

1

to run off (fluid); to run down; to flow down

1

to decorate gaudily; to overdecorate; to deck out; to embellish

1

elopement; running away with a lover

1

to be left without means of sustenance; to be turned adrift in the streets; to be rendered homeless; to be out in the cold; to be down and out

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wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment

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to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience

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