jpdb beta

more than usual (usu. time)

4

futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness

2

rather; sooner; preferably

1

bad reputation; infamy; ill repute; unfavorable criticism; unfavourable criticism

1

to soothe; to calm; to pacify

2

shoulder

1

to invade; to attack; to breach; to penetrate

2

that's true; of course; obviously

1

to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious

1

direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)

2

leisurely; slow; deliberate; easygoing

1

to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around

4

to point at

1

practitioner; specialist; man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai

1

to send; to dispatch; to despatch; to bestow (favour, etc.); to grant (e.g. pardon)

1

close; intimate; on good terms

1

betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer

1

hostility; antagonism; opposition

2

so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore

2

town and country

1

indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)

1

thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan

4

whispering into a person's ear

1

tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation

1

negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness

2

when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days

8

lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision

2

to do so; to do thus

3

deliberate hindrance; obstruction

1

useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated

1

under the control (of); under the dominion (of)

1

convenient

1

to make good one's escape; to get away; to outrun; to hold on (and win); to win narrowly

1

(even) if only a little; to some extent; in the slightest way

1

to do what one is told to (esp. of a child); to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says; to do what one wants something (one's body, legs, etc.) to do; to work as expected (e.g. of a machine); to obey (one)

2

confidence; trust; faith; credit

1

burnt to a crisp

1

unsightly; ungraceful; clumsy; awkward; unpresentable; unshapely

1

shape; form; appearance; style; state; situation

5

to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away

1

running away; escaping on foot

2

fast; quick; easy; simple; as soon as ...; the moment ...

3

he; she; that guy; that; that one; that thing

3

to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)

3

end of the world; farthest corner of the earth

1

somewhere; in some respects; in some way

5

every time; each round

1

polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough

1

circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs

1

to come to mind; to pop into one's head

1