jpdb beta

irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate

1

social standing

4

horse's length

1

dull sound; muffled sound

5

with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff

4

to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)

3

sentiment; emotions; one's feelings; one's heart

1

complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face

1

to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend

1

walk; stroll

1

tattling; telling on (someone)

1

existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no

1

to order; to command; to appoint

6

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

1

person; member

2

on a routine basis; regularly; habitually

1

tone of command; authoritative tone; commanding tone

1

to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way

1

intention; aim; design

2

station; office; guardroom

1

just as one thought; as usual; sure enough

1

to stare back at; to look back at

1

intimidating air; sense of intimidation

1

going together

1

assault; outrage; act of violence; rape; sexual assault

2

stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)

1

anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation

9

point of a spear; spearhead; focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; force (of an argument); edge

3

to turn towards; to point

3

to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe

6

to devote oneself wholeheartedly to; to sacrifice one's health for; to risk one's life

2

violence; mayhem

1

shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext

3

contrary; opposite; inverse; reverse; back-to-front

1

efficiency

1

sense of justice

3

respect; esteem; regard

1

selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful

3

to soothe; to calm; to pacify

1

to; towards; for

2

vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump

3

to tell (to do); to order; to tell on (someone); to tattle; to often say

1

to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)

1

sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning

1

precisely because

1

development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)

2

roll (e.g. of cloth); winding (e.g. watch); volume (of book); speeding up; heel (of a Japanese sandal)

1

condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner

1

to fall flat; to fall face down

3

memory; sense; experience

1