jpdb beta

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)

2

return gift; return favour; revenge; change (in a cash transaction)

1

lower floor; downstairs; bottom of the stairs; foot of the stairs

1

unaffected and sincere, with fortitude and vigor (vigour)

1

to make it a principle to ...; to aim at doing

1

affectation; showiness; pretence

1

anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly

1

bleak; chilly; dreary

1

carving; engraving; sculpture

2

warm; mild; warm (of a colour); mellow; having enough money

1

building

2

ornament; decoration

3

period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness

1

favorite; favourite; pet

1

to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten

1

properly; in a good manner; sophisticatedly; seemly; in a dignified way

1

stirring; rousing oneself

1

mismatched; odd; irregular; inconsistent; incoherent; confused

1

malicious; ill-tempered; unkind; mean; nasty

1

challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try

1

to be found; to be discovered

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somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of

1

in a good mood; cheerful

1

lounge; common room

1

furthermore; even more

1

to see; to look; to watch; to try to ...

1

to be rich (in); to abound (in); to be abundant (in); to be rich; to be wealthy

1

soft and lacking firmness; weak; weak-willed; spineless; weak (market); bearish

1

to take a long hard look at; to look (someone) full in the face

1

sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered

2

skimming (a book, etc.)

1

without a history; historyless; unhistoried; unstoried

1

rising; developing; emergent; burgeoning; new

1

pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas

1

to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command

1

written form

1

life; living; I; me; student

1

handwriting; calligraphy specimen; example of penmanship; holograph

1

grace; refinement; elegance; daintiness

1

feel; touch

1

-like; sort of; similar to; resembling

1

with a momentary flash of light

1

spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham

1

poor; lame; ill-prepared

1

genuine; authentic; true; real

1

hmm; I see; hrm

1

to lack

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

1

ahead (of); before; slightly earlier

1

one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume

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