jpdb beta

shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext; excuse; grounds (for)

3

naming; christening

1

secret; private; surreptitious

2

tradition; convention

2

many; a lot of; a great number of; numerous

2

senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor

2

to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)

3

tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation

3

charge; rush; dash; assault; attack

1

all; every

1

to reject; to repel

1

inviolability; nonaggression; sacredness

1

castle wall; town walls; defensive wall; rampart

1

continuous; unbroken; ceaseless

1

to inherit; to succeed; to take over

1

charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of

4

in good health; alive and well; going strong

1

after

8

group (usu. of people)

1

rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)

1

at once; immediately; without delay; promptly

5

legend; folklore; tradition

1

to pass down (a story) from generation to generation; to hand down

1

to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)

1

to remove; to get rid of; to exclude; to except; to kill (a traitor, opponent, etc.)

2

everyone; everybody; all; everything; all

6

exception

3

test; trial; ordeal; tribulation

1

workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings

3

swallowing; understanding; comprehension; apprehension

1

relation; relative; kind; cordial

1

to become possible; to become able to (do)

6

patience; perseverance; persistence; tenacity; energy

1

to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone

2

as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much

4

to work assiduously; to give one's all; to make the utmost effort; (lit.) to make (grind) one's body into dust

1

pretending to respect (someone) while in fact staying distant; keeping at arm's length; avoiding (something unpleasant); shying away from; giving (the batter) an "intentional walk"

1

behaviour; behavior; conduct

1

willingly; voluntarily; of one's own accord

1

resolute; determined; bold

1

model; pattern; paragon; exemplar

1

inflated price (assigned in anticipation of being haggled down); overcharging; exaggeration

1

trust (in); confidence; faith; reliance

5

few in number

3

event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble

4

bad; poor; inferior; delinquent; hoodlum; hooligan

2

police; police officer; police station; self-appointed enforcer (of a rule, standard, etc.); busybody

1

to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by

1

deep affection; dear; beloved

1

inside out; upside down; flip side; opposite; contrary

1