jpdb beta

to look old; to get old

1

back (of a chair)

2

traditional; conventional

1

warning; admonition; lesson or a phrase that teaches you not to do something

3

personal; individual; private

1

to miss (doing); to fail (to do)

3

honor; honour; credit; prestige

1

inevitably; certainly

1

to explain; to advocate; to preach; to persuade

1

insurrection; mutiny; rebellion; revolt; uprising

12

quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive

1

by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking

3

thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work

10

relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen

3

to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)

3

ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot)

5

understanding completely; understanding all there is to know

1

way of thinking

1

to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate

1

to stiffen; to become stiff

3

the late emperor

1

biological child; one's own child

1

to kill each other

1

finally; after; following; at the end (of)

1

to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself

2

to plan; to form a plan; to scheme; to envision; to intend to do

1

unrelated

5

outrageous; reprehensible; rude; insolent; nefarious

1

(game pieces, soldiers, etc.) under one's control

1

to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase

2

lowest seat; foot of the table; seat furthest from the seat of honour; lowest rank; bottom (e.g. of the class)

2

the latter

2

shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early

1

on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead

1

(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion

5

on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead

1

visit; call

3

under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)

1

(on one's) mind; heed

1

to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include

5

to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far

1

guess; conjecture

2

to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in

3

so; therefore; for that reason; if so; if that is the case; in that case

1

true; real; genuine; proper; utter

2

to be transparent; to show through

1

to realize; to realise; to hit upon something

3

to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on

6

to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else

1

simplistic (thinking, idea, etc.); hasty

1