jpdb beta

doubting; questioning; being skeptical (of)

1

one's social standing; one's position; one's place; one's station in life

1

effeminate; unmanly; cowardly; sissy

1

although at this late hour; now, although it is too late; afresh; anew; again

4

true state; actual condition; reality

1

rather; sooner; preferably; on the contrary; if anything

1

isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...

2

good idea; good plan

1

blinking (in surprise)

1

or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...

2

property; fortune; means; assets

2

to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence

1

refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed

1

if it's the case

3

ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery

1

positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive

2

to take into account; to bear in mind; to consider; to learn from; to take as a lesson

1

continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence

4

appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of

8

to look (stare) back at (someone); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to put a person to shame; to look back (behind oneself)

2

gentlemen; men; the men's (sign on toilet, bathroom, etc. doors)

3

cowardly; timid; easily frightened

1

refusal; rejection

10

to be petrified; to be unable to move; to be paralyzed (with horror); to be stupefied (with amazement)

1

to lend a hand; to give a hand; to help; to extend a helping hand

4

a certain ...; some ...

3

to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on

2

to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)

1

whether (or not); if

7

one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start

3

departure; departing from ...; sent from ...; (a letter, etc.) dated ...; counter for engines (on an aircraft); counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.

1

finishing blow; coup de grâce

1

ill-omened; unlucky

1

to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown

1

to be prolonged; to drag on; to take a long time; to persist; to linger

1

to aggravate; to complicate; to make worse

2

unrequited love; one-sided love

1

murder-suicide; forced double or multiple suicide

4

to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for

1

of all people

1

end; conclusion

1

strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance

3

to emit a voice; to emit a sound; to be able to speak

1

advice; warning

2

to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)

2

imagination; supposition; guess

5

in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely

1

to be worried; to be troubled

2

completely (quitting, etc.); entirely; thoroughly; cleanly (cutting, snapping off, etc.); in a single blow

1

what's the best thing to do?; what to do?

4