jpdb beta

to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something

1

carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease

1

cover; lid; cap

1

aimlessly; unexpectedly (showing up); slowly swaying; staggering; moving feebly

1

I'm off (and will be back later); see you later; to go (and then come back)

2

therefore; consequently; accordingly; for that reason

1

two copies

1

paper; note; document; bill

1

earnest; kind; sincere

1

to offer; to present; to set someone up in a high position; to revere at a distance; to do respectfully

20

I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said

5

exceedingly; extremely; very many; indeed

1

discretion; judgement; judgment

1

what sort of; what kind of; what way

1

to command; to order; to tell (to do); to appoint (to the post of)

2

objection; dissent; protest

2

to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore

2

to argue vehemently

1

twitching

2

equal division

1

solution; way out

1

mediation; arbitration; conciliation (e.g. in civil or family court, leading to a settlement based on mutual concessions); mediation (of a labor dispute, by a labor relations commission)

1

complications; tangle

1

to get complicated; to grow worse; to turn sour

1

sunset; sundown; end; close; year-end; end of the year

1

almost every day; almost daily

2

not exceeding ...; not more than ...; below (a standard, level, etc.); under; the following; the below-mentioned

3

round of calls; tour of visitation

1

lawfulness; propriety; reasonableness; appropriateness; legality; legitimacy

1

to reheat; to steam over; to bring up again (a problem that has been dealt with); to take up again; to drag up

1

selfishness

4

understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy

1

trifling; trivial; insignificant

1

wretched; miserable; shameful; mean; despicable; abject

1

worldly desires; materialistic desires

1

disinterested; unselfish; indifferent; detached

1

to be born (with); to be born (to be); to be destined

1

rare; seldom

1

lively; vigorous; energetic; full of (energy, appetite, curiosity, etc.); brimming with

2

true character; real nature

1

whether one likes it or not; willy-nilly

1

misanthropy

2

patient

3

short temper; quick temper; hot temper; impatience; irritability

1

refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing

1

to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to

1

thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow (i.e. bending of the body); bowing; reward

3

to creep up to; to approach stealthily; to steal up; to draw near unnoticed

1

to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with

2

to discard; to abandon; to neglect; to let be

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