jpdb beta

infancy; childhood; tender age

1

to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by

2

having to be; must be; should be; ought to be

2

scholarly ability; scholarship; knowledge; literary ability

1

personality; character; individuality; personhood

1

to take the lead; to lead a group; to be in the vanguard

1

to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce

2

to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve

3

surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency

13

calm; composed; self-possessed; firm

1

shy; bashful; timid; reserved

2

coward; wimp

1

classmate

1

autosuggestion; self-suggestion

1

switch; switch; points; switch (from one thing to another); change

2

to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (e.g. a blunder); to disgrace oneself

2

in a sense; in some way; to an extent

1

friend; companion

2

to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")

1

truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth

2

contempt; scorn; disdain; despising; looking down on; slighting

1

to abandon; to throw away; to discard; to forsake

1

to have (the) courage (to); to be courageous

1

to betray; to turn traitor (to); to double-cross; to disappoint; to let down

2

lately; recently; these days

2

occasionally; once in a while; now and then

2

as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate

6

beyond that point; after that

1

high class; high grade

2

as (someone) says

1

intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)

3

to drain; to pour; to float (e.g. logs down a river); to set adrift; to wash away; to carry away; to broadcast

1

as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); wherever (e.g. one's feet take one); according to

2

value; worth; merit

3

to spread out (e.g. a futon); to lay out; to lay down (e.g. a cushion); to impose widely (e.g. martial law); to promulgate; to pin down; to hold down

3

rail (track); (curtain) rail; track (for a sliding door); groundwork; spadework

1

in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)

1

to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use

16

to shame the name (of); to blot the reputation (of)

1

uniform

3

to pour on

3

awe; fear; dread; fright

1

evasion; avoidance; shirking; recusation (of a judge); taking exception (to a judge); challenge

1

yes or no answer; agreement or disagreement; consent or refusal

1

wherein; therein; thereinto

1

vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous

2

to subsist; to keep on living

3

doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness

5

to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve

3

trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish

2