jpdb beta

well-bred; of good upbringing

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knothole; peep-hole; bad eyes

1

courteous; decorous; polite

1

to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered

1

to bring someone along

2

to become desperate; to give in to despair

1

foolish act; folly

1

to hate; to detest

1

on the other hand

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to resort to violence; to perform a drastic act

1

very likely; very probable

2

violence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny; despotism

1

violence; reckless action; (an) outrage

1

to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand

1

no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook

2

this and that; one thing or another

1

highest grade; top class

1

to expose to danger; to imperil; to jeopardize

6

such ... as; or some such

2

expression; presentation; representation; notation

1

helper; assistant; help

2

request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance

1

to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)

1

the very thing; itself

1

statesman; administrator; politician; policymaker

1

(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all

2

to rescue from; to help out of; to save

2

noted family; noble family; prestigious school, organization, business, etc.

1

wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment

3

no objection; nothing to criticize; nothing to criticise

1

to decide; to determine

1

permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize

3

out of character; unlike one

1

power struggle

1

to accomplish; to finish; to carry through; to follow through

1

sweetheart; person in one's thoughts (heart)

2

main thread (of a story)

1

in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely

1

preface; introduction; preamble

1

right; correct; proper; righteous; just

2

trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)

1

to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)

1

to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known

2

purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not

2

to blank out; to panic

1

suddenly and in a loud voice (e.g. sobbing)

1

to let out a cry; to break forth

1

impulse; impetus; urge

1

to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)

2

painting; picture

1