jpdb beta

ostensible (surface) reason

1

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

1

implicitly; indirectly; tacitly; by implication; obscurely

2

to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize

21

duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage

1

molars; back teeth

2

to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest

2

to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted

6

distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion

28

indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged

10

power; authority; jurisdiction

2

as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much

3

tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); disposal (e.g. weaponry); annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling)

3

no sooner ... than ...; hardly ... when ...; as soon as

1

right in half

1

to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)

6

to throw away

1

to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit

8

domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)

9

to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know

22

beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing

6

gushingly; copiously; profusely; in a steady stream

1

to make a sound

5

acceleration; speeding up

3

as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also

10

to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy

1

to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)

1

thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected

4

frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed

2

soft voice

2

name; given name; first name

18

to come to one's senses; to calm down

5

coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay

4

thread; yarn; string

2

smoothly; swiftly

1

to go past; to pass; to pass by

8

inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)

14

to run off; to break into a run; to start running

2

to embrace

7

to bind up; to tie up

1

to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)

1

to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends

4

slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late

5

to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled

14

green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)

25

before one's eyes

2

worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid

11

to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)

4

thumb; big toe

3

abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve

1