jpdb beta

to twine; to get tangled; to be involved (e.g. of money in a matter); to get involved (in); to pick a quarrel (with); to find fault (with)

1

to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations

1

to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot

2

handicraft; work; construction; maneuvering; manoeuvring

3

adopted child (usu. male); son-in-law

3

to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply

1

sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity

1

honorary position

2

castle (in place names); castle; fortress

1

to be better (than); to be superior; to surpass; to excel; to be excellent

3

to replace; to convert; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute (person, staff member, player, etc.)

2

pearls thrown before swine; unused possession; useless possession; waste of talent

1

oh; right; I see; OK; gotcha

5

remind me; I forget; was it?; was that what happened?

3

seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand

1

to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance

1

user; consumer; master (e.g. of swordsmanship); prodigal; spendthrift

2

the same age

1

way of speaking; intimation

1

synthesis; combination; general; combined; synthesis; colligation

2

calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind

6

cool-headed; level-headed; hard-headed

1

human; humane

1

chaperoning; monitoring someone's behaviour; watchdog; chaperone; watcher

1

face; honour; honor; appearance; look

1

to be crushed; to be squashed; to go bankrupt; to go under; to be ruined (of a plan); to be cancelled; to be lost (of one's voice, eyesight, sense of smell, etc.)

2

to take upon oneself; to volunteer; to undertake; to offer (to do)

1

to hate; to detest

3

unbearable; intolerable; insufferable

1

how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how

4

pride; dignity; self-worth

2

to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to

2

to be descended from; to inherit (a disposition, etc.) from one's ancestors

1

to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with

1

one drop (of fluid)

2

orphan

2

honour; honor

1

to bathe; to receive (an honor, etc.)

1

as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is

3

hatred; abhorrence; loathing; detestation

1

to increase more and more; to continue to increase; to become more and more intense; to get stronger and stronger

1

keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (gazing, staring); intently

1

in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)

1

to serve; to work for; to attend

4

to spur (on); to expedite; to encourage

1

to revive (e.g. a company); to boost (e.g. morale)

1

pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements

2

being adopted into the family of one's bride

1

to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted

2

self-esteem; self-respect; self-importance; conceit; pride

1