jpdb beta

steering; piloting; flying; management (of people); handling; manipulation

1

all-night vigil over a body; wake

1

tragic but brave; heroic; grim

1

stillness; silence; quiet; hush; calm; serenity

1

royal castle; imperial castle

5

city of temptation; wicked city; sin city

2

in a whisper; in a low voice; in undertones; in secret; stealthily

1

to lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice

1

one's future; one's fate; prospects; one's way; one's path

1

to eat; to drink; to smoke; to suffer (e.g. defeat); to receive a blow

1

most important

1

to say in a round-about way (not to upset); to cushion the blow; to sugarcoat; (lit.) to wrap in wafer paper

1

unmistakable; unquestionable; certain; evident

1

in fact

1

nothing to be afraid of; trivial; not amounting to much; can't do anything

1

to open the lid; to lift a lid; to open the lid (on); to make public; to start (something); to look at the results (consequences, outcome, effect)

1

like this; in this way; as you see

1

counteroffensive

1

to exchange words

1

land near a castle; castle town

1

duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus

4

location (of); position; whereabouts; place where one is

3

to place in a row; to line up; to range in order; to list one after another (e.g. excuses, reasons, complaints); to rattle off (e.g. lies, compliments); to reel off

1

just; justifiable; right; due; proper; equitable

1

impeachment; denunciation; accusation; censure

1

private; foot soldier; infantryman; underling; low level worker; minor player

1

to fall from heaven (the sky)

2

stupor; stupefaction; trance; (being) dumbfounded

1

willpower; energy; vitality

1

to understand from experience

1

office (e.g. the Oval Office)

2

to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve

1

handsome; shapely; clean-cut (features)

1

looks; features

1

mask of a devil; startling appearance; devil's face

1

commandant; commanding officer; general

1

good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless

1

to punish; to penalize; to penalise

3

still; even now; to this day

4

to revive; to resurrect; to resuscitate

1

many; a lot of; a great number of; numerous

1

defeat; lost battle; losing a war

1

spokesperson; speaker (for someone); mouthpiece; voice (e.g. for the ordinary citizen)

2

to lie; to pretend; to feign; to deceive; to trick

1

price; cost; value; worth; value

1

to impose a punishment (on); to punish

1

sense of responsibility

1

to live up to expectations; to meet expectations

1

to go mad; to go crazy; to go insane

1

entering a room; studying under a Buddhist teacher

2