jpdb beta

boorish; unrefined; rustic; uncouth; clumsy; brusque

1

affectation; showiness; pretence

1

district; area; zone; quarter; section; region

1

even (e.g. even a child)

3

preparation; provision; defenses; guard; military formation; troop arrangement

1

there is nothing; having nothing

3

to ask a question; to ask questions

1

near; nearby; not far off

1

useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point

2

uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan

11

useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point

7

penniless; broke

1

to invade; to attack; to breach; to penetrate

2

to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid

8

quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful

17

(made of) stone; stone-built

2

to wear out (something)

1

feeling; sensation; tentative; rough; interjection

8

single (room); room for one; private room (in a restaurant, etc.); private dining room; (toilet) stall

1

permission; approval; authorization; license

6

to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate

2

well-informed person; walking dictionary; extensive knowledge

2

absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming

1

even more; still more; one step; one rung; one paragraph; one passage

6

appearance; look

14

to grow up; to become an adult

3

true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience

5

mere; only; just; slight

2

one year ago

1

to drool; to dribble; to slobber

2

self-control; self-restraint

1

to mediate; to intervene

1

sermon; preaching; homily; remonstration; scolding; lecturing

1

to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)

3

courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness

4

ceremony; matter; affair; with regard to; as for

1

to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for

10

to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home

2

sense of virtue

1

kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like

1

zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager

3

circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances

11

straight-laced person; stubborn person

4

to be open (to traffic); to lead (to); to flow (of a liquid, current, etc.); to pass (through); to be conveyed (of an intention, meaning, etc.); to be understood (by); to be well versed (in)

6

statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal

2

emphasis-adding particle

2

to listen carefully; to strain one's ears

1

stature; height

1

ear; hearing; ear (for music, etc.); edge; crust; ear (of a pot, jug, etc.)

14

to taper to a point; to become pointed; to be on edge; to be nervous; to be sharp (of a voice, words, etc.); to be harsh

4