jpdb beta

special pardon; (general) amnesty

1

to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home

1

self-satisfaction; rejoicing

1

young man; youth; lad; servant boy; young shopboy

2

duty; role; function

2

(divine) punishment; curse; retribution

1

examiner

1

cheating (on an examination); cribbing

1

whisper; murmur

2

to jerk one's chin; to nod toward; to point one's chin at

2

scheme; plot; artifice; stratagem; trick

3

example; illustration; precedent

2

blind obedience

1

democratic state; (a) democracy

1

to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to smile sweetly (at); to look fondly (at)

2

doing as one is told; yes-man

1

to make it a principle to ...; to aim at doing

1

right and wrong; right or wrong

1

youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy

1

king; monarch; ruler; champion

1

inscrutable; unmeasurable; unpredictable

1

oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin

1

to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or someone else

1

piece of meat; cut of meat

1

to change (into); to turn (into); to transform (into); to influence

1

to be worried about; to be concerned for someone's welfare

1

treacherous; heinous; treasonous; atrocious

1

taking (a suspect to the police); dragging (someone) away

3

twofold and threefold; doubled and redoubled

1

to thrust at someone (e.g. a weapon); to point (a gun, knife, etc.) at; to hold up threateningly to (someone's face); to present forcefully (demand, document, etc.); to confront someone with (evidence, facts, etc.); to force upon

5

fixed idea; idée fixe; stereotype; prejudice

2

fraud; swindle

1

to boil (something in hot water); to treat with medicinal steam (a swelling, etc.)

1

crab

1

dark red; dark brown; reddish brown

1

change of color; change of colour; fading; discoloration; discolouration

3

interpretation; explanation; reading; construction

10

one and only; unique

1

self-defense; self-defence

2

mortar

1

sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)

1

next; the next

1

filthy; dirty (looking); drab

2

to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten

4

language learning ability; foreign language skills; linguistic ability

1

to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear; to be dispelled

1

to firmly tighten (e.g. around neck, throat); to constrict; to squeeze; to bind; to wring; to screw in (e.g. a bulb)

3

to reach a situation about which nothing can be done

1

circumstances; sequence of events; how things got this way; details; particulars

1

to raise (one's voice)

1