jpdb beta

becoming a mere shell; becoming a dead letter; losing (one's) substance; being reduced to a formality

1

manners; etiquette; propriety; manner of production (esp. of prose, poetry, etc.); way of making

1

independent; autonomous; voluntary; of one's own initiative

1

abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)

1

to open one's eyes wide (in anger, surprise, etc.); to goggle at

1

powerful family

2

children; sons; (lit.) children and younger brothers; young people

4

misunderstanding

2

opening (a new store, golf course, runway, etc.); open; frank; open (car, collar, tournament, etc.)

1

change; conversion; transformation; transformation

1

declaration; statement

2

style; way; shape; form; appearance; state

1

personal name

1

emphasis; highlight; stress; stressed point

3

to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo

2

monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself

5

tide; current; tendency; trend

1

great hurry; great haste; rush

1

more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once

6

to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)

3

congestion; crush; crowding; confusion; disorder

2

willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord

1

such ... as; or some such

4

to do

5

tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber

6

staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly

1

loyalty; faithfulness

1

to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out

4

private; personal

4

vassal; retainer

1

reaffirmation; reconfirmation; revalidation

1

water's surface

1

to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge

2

upper arm

1

palm; open hand; playing on equal terms; lack of handicap

1

hey; say; look

3

one way or another; in many ways; in various ways

3

to put a burden on; to tax (e.g. strength)

2

to share

1

(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)

1

arm; skill; efforts; ability

2

feel (i.e. tactile sensation); touch; feeling; sensation; texture (e.g. food, cloth)

1

pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing

1

to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye

2

to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed

2

the person in question; the person themselves; said person

4

mixed; mingled

2

projection; protrusion

6

to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)

1

strategy; artifice

2