jpdb beta

tenacity; endurance

1

to backfire; to have a harmful result

1

peace; harmony

1

distant

1

to step aside; to move (out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit

1

drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other

2

becoming more serious or severe; aggravation; intensification

1

immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible

1

to carry a plan forward

2

group; faction; (political) faction; wing; school (of thought, painting, etc.); sect

1

certain evidence; definite evidence

1

to be on the verge of; to be about to; to be on the point of

2

to take someone's life; to kill someone

3

heated (e.g. debate); passionate

1

one's cherished opinion; pet theory

1

to become keen on; to get passionate about

1

habit (usu. a bad one); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle

3

unsightly; ugly; unseemly; indecent; deplorable; disgraceful

1

to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated

1

to show understanding; to appreciate; to be positive about

1

dress; attire; clothing; getup; outfit; personal appearance

1

guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation

1

people; (all) persons; everyone; (arch.) you (usu. plural)

1

control; management (e.g. of a business)

1

all kinds of things; various things; large number of people

1

going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead

2

lord; master

1

room for argument

1

will; volition; intention; intent; determination

4

unusual; uncommon; extraordinary; out of the ordinary; incomparable; serious

1

to have one's attention caught (by); to be distracted (by); to be preoccupied (with); to be captivated (by); to be absorbed (in)

1

your Excellency; his Excellency; her Excellency

5

Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; Ms.

3

unexpected meeting; coincidence

1

four people

2

from what (I've) seen; given that ...

1

basics; fundamentals; basis; basically; fundamentally

2

to wear (multiple layers of clothes); to wear underneath; to dress up (esp. in formal clothes); to attire oneself (in); to break in (through repeated wearing); to wear in

2

mantle; cloak; manteau

2

appraisal; estimation; evaluation; setting prices

2

top; summit; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet

1

staringly; scrutinizing; scrutinising

1

eldest brother

4

second son

2

three sons; third son

1

fourth son

1

brothers and sisters; siblings; half-siblings; step-siblings; mate; friend

2

carving; engraving; chiselled features

1

point in common; common feature

1

beard (esp. on the chin); goatee

1