jpdb beta

aimless; rambling; desultory; casual

1

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

1

rebellious spirit

1

visit; call; arrival (e.g. of spring); advent; news; tidings

1

group; party; team; organization; organisation; association

1

arrival; coming (e.g. something awaited); advent

1

to show in; to usher in

1

inevitable; necessary

1

credit; money owed on an account; bill; hot noodles in broth; proportion (of wholesale price, as tenths of list price); in the midst of; rest

2

moral duty; moral obligations; justification; pretext; just cause

1

sharing a table with someone you don't know (e.g. at a restaurant)

3

the state (degree) of congestion; how bad traffic jams are

1

expressing one's feelings; communicating one's intention; declaration of intent

1

glass (drinking vessel); glass (material); glasses (eyewear)

1

resourcefulness; ability (esp. to earn a living); dependability; reliability

2

to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)

1

body; group; party; gang; troupe; troop

1

head; lead; vanguard; first

1

top of the shoulders; tip of the shoulder; collar

1

to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted

2

to become clear (water, air, etc.); to become transparent; to resonate clearly (e.g. voice); to become serene; to become tranquil; to pronounce as an unvoiced sound

3

to accompany; to go with; to go together

1

careless; carefree

1

it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...

1

confused; disordered; faltered; incoherent; inconsistent

1

FitzClarence

8

tea party; get-together; tea ceremony

1

hedge; fence; border; limit

1

perhaps; probably; generous; many; much

3

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

1

to get to know each other; to make acquaintance

2

wide difference; a world of difference

3

to wait upon; to serve

2

clear; precise; definite; distinct

1

balance of power (in a relationship); power dynamic

2

humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits

2

obedient; gentle; meek; submissive; docile

2

presence of other people; (in) public; (in) front of others

1

to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage

1

to lash out at; to flare up at; to fly at; to turn on

1

to gather strength; to take heart

3

followers; hangers-on

2

dumbfounded; in mute amazement

2

furthermore; even more

2

to hold a grudge; to hold something against somebody

1

if I'm forced to say something; if anything; if I must say; if I must choose

1

random; aimless

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ha ha ha; hee hee hee

1

to crack jokes

1

now (while the time is ripe); while one still can

3