jpdb beta

to pity; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to tend to (e.g. an injury); to care for; to nurse

1

softly; mildly; gently; politely

2

to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)

2

circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs

2

exterior; outside; outer; external; lateral

2

to meddle; to poke one's nose into; to interfere; to make a pass at; to flirt with; to make a move on

2

to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious

1

perfectly honest

1

have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary

10

to be complicated; to be elaborate; (arch.) to push in; (arch.) to be crowded

1

charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal

1

admirable; laudable

1

reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight

1

nagging; faultfinding; carping; captious

1

tough measure; firm step; strong measure

1

to have one's name entered (in a list)

1

petty official

1

up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...

2

all; wholly; entirely; completely; without exception

1

injustice; unfairness; wrongdoing; iniquity; impropriety; irregularity

1

to dig up and expose (a secret, hidden crime, etc.)

2

to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize

3

presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in

5

these

1

anonymous report; (secret) information; tip-off; informing (against)

1

to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into

4

to overdo; to go too far; to go to excess

2

reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse

1

immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily

2

to lose one's cool; to blow one's top; to flip one's lid; to get angry

1

calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind

4

grasp; catch; understanding

3

relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen

2

stain; blot; flaw; disgrace

1

loudly (flinging open a door); with a clatter; with a crash (e.g. of a falling structure); completely (change); utterly; louvre window (door, vent, etc.)

1

clear as day; perfectly obvious; plain as daylight

1

(the) whole face

2

chief; main; principal; major

1

to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach

9

to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old

2

to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail

4

to expose; to lay open (e.g. secret); to take apart; to disassemble; to kill; to murder; to dress (meat)

1

anxiety (about the future)

3

it's my turn; the ball is in my court; it's up to me

2

to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)

3

as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)

1

investiture of the Crown Prince

2

(piece of) rope; ordinary method

1

for the first time in one's life

1

small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow

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