jpdb beta

to change (one's clothes)

9

(doing) as one is told

1

heavily; profoundly

2

in the same way as; just like

3

back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)

1

to wear (from the shoulders down); to put on; to take (the blame, responsibility); to bear

10

too (much); overly; excessively

4

difficult to ... (physically or emotionally); hard to ...

1

(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount

6

selecting a suitable person; personnel selection

2

to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to get wrong; to mistake (one thing for another); to confuse

1

to become possible; to become able to (do)

1

to hold one's tongue; to shut up

1

present post; current office; (an) incumbent

1

judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of

3

by any standard; (not) even as flattery

1

training; drill; practice; discipline

3

(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy

5

to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline

1

dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour

1

twosome; duo; pair

1

new; fresh; novel

2

in person; personally; directly

2

to temper thoroughly; to train well

1

to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)

7

Your Majesty; His Majesty; Her Majesty

2

greeting; a fine thing to say

1

calling on; visiting

1

depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program

2

to let pass; to allow through; to transmit (e.g. light, sound, etc.); to conduct (electricity); to stick through (e.g. a hole); to force through (e.g. an opening); to connect (e.g. two places)

3

to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)

7

to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate

1

you (plural)

2

to have one's breath taken away; to gasp (in surprise, wonder, etc.); to have one's breath catch in one's throat; to gulp

1

to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post

9

work; job; labor; work

2

honest; steady

1

to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)

6

to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)

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to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray

1

ceiling; ceiling (e.g. of share price); ceiling price

4

winder staircase

1

to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)

2

to ascend; to go up; to climb

2

top floor

2

calm; composed; cool; quiet

2

sigh

1

profuse sweat

1

to dribble; to spill; to suspend; to hang down; to slouch

1

to go up the stairs; to climb the stairs

2