jpdb beta

(the thing) itself

1

vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous

1

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

1

matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)

13

to be sad; to mourn for; to regret

2

frequently

2

visiting ill or distressed people; writing get-well letters; get-well gifts; get-well letters; expression of sympathy; expression of concern

1

to have an audience; to meet; to face (an enemy); to confront; to serve (esp. as one's wife)

1

love; affection

3

to be transparent; to show through

1

these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately

1

wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect

1

nothing but; none other than

1

diffidence; losing one's nerve; feeling awkward; feeling timid; being daunted

1

to get full marks

5

abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning

1

custom; practice; convention; precedent

1

older brother and younger sister

1

activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)

2

daily visit (of worship); frequent visit

1

to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend

1

(courteous) invitation; call

2

to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)

3

contrived; false-sounding

1

perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say

6

the person in question; the person themselves; said person

8

supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being

3

of all people; a person of ...'s standing

1

to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind

3

work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty

10

to insert; to put in; to send in (to a prisoner; e.g. clothes, books); to deliver (food, refreshments, etc. to workers); to supply

1

pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing

2

acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance

3

as one promised

1

handmade

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confectionery; sweets; candy; cake

2

bringing; taking; carrying

1

firm refusal

1

tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery

1

discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment

1

in; on; at (place); as for; regarding

2

full; in plenty; ample

2

adds force or indicates command

8

form (as opposed to substance); formality; method; system; format; mode

1

be (that) as it may; having said that

1

hard-to-forgive; intolerable; inexcusable; unpardonable

1

marriage proposal; courtship

1

insertion; letter drop; things sent to a prisoner; supply of provisions, refreshments, etc. to someone carrying out a task

3

knowing when to give up; good at letting things go; accepting failure with good grace; being a good loser

1

disturbance; obstruction; hindrance; jamming; interference

1