jpdb beta

plain; open field

1

heir; legitimate child

1

human power; human strength; human effort; human agency

1

to crush (with the weight of misfortune)

1

dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); canine; squealer; rat; loser; asshole

6

gradually; by degrees; little by little; step by step

1

unrelated

1

tactician; strategist

1

probably; likely; perhaps; a lot of; much; many

5

nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic

1

cease-fire; truce; armistice

1

had better ...; had better not ...

3

wife and children; (arch.) wife

1

to hold one's tongue; to shut up

2

dumbfounded; speechless; flabbergasted; struck dumb with astonishment

2

consequently; as a result; in the end

2

to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)

1

mistress; kept woman; concubine

3

legal wife; lawful wife; first wife (in polygamous relationship)

1

discord; trouble; dissension; disagreement; friction; conflict

2

critical

2

military camp

1

arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations

1

compensation; equivalent value; consideration

3

to sprain; to twist; to dampen (enthusiasm); to discourage; to dishearten

2

to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)

1

stepping back; drawing back

1

impressive; striking; memorable; impactful

1

to close (one's eyes); to shut

1

head; leader; top; (arch.) important part

1

(not) even with; (not) even using

1

altogether; entirely

2

to quarrel; to dispute

1

leisurely; slow; deliberate; easygoing

1

long ago; a long time ago; already

1

lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help

1

late at night

1

to put something out of the way; to move (something, someone) aside; to set aside; to keep apart; to remove (someone) from the group; to shun

2

changing for the better

1

breakthrough (research, etc.); breach; opening

1

to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat

1

to sit; to squat; to be implicated

1

battle

2

defending to the last; desperate defence; stubborn defence

1

variable

2

to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious

2

speech and conduct; words and actions; words and deeds; behavior; behaviour; manners

1

early morning

1

to be wide-ranging; to be diverse; to cover a lot of ground; to cover various topics

1

making frequent appearances; appearing often; appearing and disappearing

1