jpdb beta

personality; character; individuality; personhood

2

not a chance; not likely; no way; oh no; yuck; eew

1

clincher; pick-up line; honeyed phrase; telling phrase; phrase that brings someone around, esp. in personal relationships

1

collapsing in the middle of a bout; breaking down (while in the middle of something); faltering halfway

1

winding; meandering; wriggling; wiggling; waving; swaying

1

to writhe (in agony)

1

to set aside

1

responsibility; duty; obligation

1

to be extremely polite; to show the utmost courtesy; to do everything required by etiquette

1

diagnosis; medical examination

1

brush tip; first on a list; head; chief

1

mistake; error; fault; slip; blunder; omission

1

having in mind; happening to know (of); idea (of); inkling

1

to surround; to encircle; to enclose; to fawn over (someone); to play up to; to curry favor with

3

miasma ("bad air" formerly believed to cause disease)

9

concentration; density; cardinality

1

to swell up; to bulge; to swell (of a budget, population, etc.); to increase significantly; to balloon

6

beyond help; there's nothing that can be done

1

extremely; highly

1

special characteristic; special quality; trait; idiosyncrasy; peculiarity

1

to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up

1

bad; evil

1

party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow

1

physiological; physical; visceral; instinctive; in one's guts

1

preconception; preconceived notion; prejudice

1

boy; juvenile; child

25

each; every

2

to melt; to liquefy; to dissolve (in a liquid); to bring into solution; to lose (money; through gambling, etc.); to squander

1

to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that

1

good; goodness; right; virtue

1

to receive favor; to receive assistance; to receive help; to be looked after; to be taken care of; to become dependent (on)

1

thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward

2

one bow; one salute; one greeting

3

words of thanks; words of gratitude; acknowledgements; apology

1

to meet; to assemble; to gather; to encounter; to run into

1

by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking

3

presumptuous; impertinent; impudent; ridiculous; laughable; absurd

1

in respect of; in regard to; as for

1

promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)

1

to look downwards (at); to lower one's gaze; to drop one's eyes

1

resolute; firm; dauntless; undaunted

1

once more; again

3

formal; official; ceremonious

1

incomplete combustion; imperfect combustion; being off one's game; not doing one's best; being unable to use all of one's strength

1

in good health; healthy; skilled; proficient; master; expert

1

take care of yourself; get well soon

1

languidly; loosely

2

to stand up straight; to stick up (e.g. of hair); to stand up abruptly; to jump to one's feet; to stand (doing nothing); to stand around

1

changing for the better

1

reality; consciousness

2