jpdb beta

very hungry; starving; fawning; bowing and scraping; giving in; being dented

1

scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful

3

does not seem (to be)

1

withering; shrivelling; shrinking; atrophy; contraction

1

to insult; to say something insulting about; to bad-mouth

1

self-esteem; self-respect; self-importance; conceit; pride

1

latent disposition; inner feelings

1

disinheritance

2

to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on

1

lately; recently; nowadays

1

to do

1

(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of

1

mean; contemptible; despicable; dirty; foul; cowardly

1

will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope

6

concerning the result (as opposed to the means used to achieve this result or the original goal)

3

support; backing; endorsement; support; holding up; propping

1

to survive

2

waves that remain after the wind has subsided; after-effect; aftermath

1

to be of no concern to one; to be nothing to do with one

1

way of speaking; intimation

2

banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of

2

even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that

6

in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something

4

how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name

1

to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)

2

to raise one's voice; to shout

1

cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood

1

to cuddle; to comfort; to rock; to soothe; to dandle; to humor

1

of course; certainly; naturally

2

dodgy dealings; monkey business

1

detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered

1

precisely because

2

to have meaning; to be meaningful

1

to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study

3

to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)

1

assassination

1

execution

1

towards; against; regarding; in contrast with

1

what sort; what kind

3

recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition

1

to hesitate; to waver

1

righteous indignation

2

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

1

to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself

2

to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with

3

to attempt; to test; to try out

1

in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea

4

bull's-eye; the mark

1

detour; roundabout way

1

to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer

2