jpdb beta

simple and clear; plain and simple

1

straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank

7

rhetorical flourishes

1

fantasy; illusion; vision; dream

1

obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)

2

curiously; curiously enough; oddly enough; to the point of being mysterious; to the extent of being strange

1

affectation; showiness; pretence

1

puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex

1

to curve; to twist; to be contrary; to be uncooperative; to be rebellious

1

to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to

1

bride

6

to wipe thoroughly; to polish

2

as one expects; as one wants; to one's satisfaction; as one sees fit

3

plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation

3

to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to

1

so what?; what of it?; and?; why do you ask?

1

to be contrary

1

to be peevish; to sulk; to pout

1

to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear

1

to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up

5

distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion

5

sour look; surly face; pout

1

even if I told you

1

to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. joke)

1

if it's the case

3

inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care

1

indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very

2

to burn; to get fired up

3

to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken

1

doll; dhole (Cuon alpinus); Indian wild dog

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it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it

1

ferocious; fierce; audacious; impudent; shameless

4

original intention; initial resolution

1

rarely; seldom

1

that person

1

(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely

5

few days

1

scull; sculling boat

9

sadistic

2

to chase; to run after; to pursue

2

plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post

1

to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)

1

eye color; eye colour

1

thick (of a liquid); muddy; gooey

1

life; vitality; verve; vigor; vigour; animation

1

mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both

1

just because; even if; even though

1

convulsions

1

to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve

2

to keep a promise; to keep one's word

1