jpdb beta

crafty; vicious; unscrupulous; sharp

2

to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to

1

all manner of (verbal) abuse; all kinds of names; abusive language; torrent of abuse; stream of insults

1

error; mistake; slip; bug

1

sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...; it's obvious that ...

1

to keep one's mouth shut; to refuse to talk

1

nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic

1

what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?

1

teacher (to whom one owes a debt of gratitude); mentor; one's former teacher

1

inconvenient

1

silence; keeping silent; giving no notice; giving no warning; wordless pantomime performed in the dark

1

to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)

1

to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely

1

three generations; three periods; third generation

1

father

6

to feel right; to sit well with one; to be happy about; to suit to a T; to fit well together

1

grasp (of the situation, meaning, etc.); understanding; control; hold; grip

2

family lineage

1

to have one's name entered (in a list)

1

to be far apart (from); to be a long way off (from); to be remote; to be very different (from); to be quite unlike; to be far from (e.g. the truth)

1

to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of

1

at times; occasionally

1

joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing

1

that's the way it is; such is life

1

comfort; consolation; diversion

2

immediately; right away; on the spot

4

to be intolerable; to be unpardonable; to be too many to see all at once

1

wherein; therein; thereinto

1

to ask a question; to begin to ask a question

1

always; all the time

1

unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd

1

oh!; dear me; my goodness; well well; I say

1

to carry something out of a place; to elevate (someone) to a high position; to convince someone to accept a post (esp. through flattery); to mention something; to broach a topic

1

half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) han (unit of land area, approx. 595.8 m^2)

3

mockery; derision; ridicule

1

to be contrary to one's expectations

1

to look daunted; to look embarrassed; to be disappointed

1

because of this

1

nature; spontaneity; natural airhead

1

origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient

2

celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position

1

tsk; tut; shoot; chirp; tweet

1

demonstration; manifestation; protest

1

pressure; pressure (e.g. political); arm-twisting

1

magical powers; supernatural powers; spell; charm

1

wisdom

1

approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like

1

middle-aged man; Buddhist priest

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observation; survey; watching

1

fantastic; bizarre; incredible; tree tumbo (Welwitschia mirabilis)

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