jpdb beta

monastery; convent; cloister; abbey

14

to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on

4

vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump

2

half- (sibling by a different mother); paternal

1

idleness; inactivity

1

sentiment; emotions; one's feelings; one's heart

1

to bring to a finish; to bind firmly; to superintend

1

relation; connection; affinity

1

to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly

3

good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)

1

to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart

4

to be turned inside out; to betray; to double-cross; to break into falsetto; to crack into falsetto

1

to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on

1

matter being discussed (e.g. in a private conversation); our side of the story (in contrast to another's version)

1

desperate; frantic; excited; worked up; heated; eager

1

to match; to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with

1

discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment

1

equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms

1

representation; representative; exemplification; typification; leader; switchboard number

2

to inquire (about); to enquire; to ask; to interrogate; to question intensely; to grill (someone about something)

1

nonchalantly; calmly; as if nothing happened

2

the throne; the crown

2

to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with

1

suppression (of a rebellion, civil war, etc.); restoration of law and order; subjugation; conquering

2

peace; harmony

2

the public; the street (e.g. "word on the street"); street; district; location (e.g. of a battle); scene (e.g. of carnage)

1

real intention; true motive; true will; original intention; original purpose; original hope

1

to have rumors going around (rumours); to have rumors spread

1

outrageous; wild (ambition, idea, etc.); crazy; inordinate; extravagant (e.g. claims); audacious

1

trend; tendency; momentum

1

influence; power; might; influence (of stones)

2

threat; menace

1

way; method; means; resource; course

1

to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)

1

independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation

1

banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of

3

to be based (on); to be founded (on); to be grounded (on); to be due to; to come (from); to arise (from)

3

that is to say; so that means

1

in the same way; like; likewise; similarly

5

to erase; to rub out; to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off; to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out; to remove (a smell, pain, etc.)

2

no matter for; without regard to; whatever the ...

1

limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...

1

implicitly; indirectly; tacitly; by implication; obscurely

1

to bring someone happiness; to make someone happy

4

father; father (e.g. of a discipline); pioneer (e.g. of field of research); God; Father

12

mother

4

just cause; good reason; pretext; duty (to one's country, sovereign, etc.)

1

means; way; method; measure

1

both families

1

quick; prompt; without delay; simple; easy; effortless

1