jpdb beta

to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)

2

to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to deceive; to trick

1

murder; homicide; manslaughter

1

eyes and ears; seeing and hearing; one's attention; one's interest

1

to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush

1

to put on airs; to assume importance; to be self-important; to be pretentious; to be pompous; to stand on one's dignity

2

audience; attendance; hearers

1

losing one's nerve; feeling awkward; feeling timid; feeling hesitant; feeling nervous; feeling diffident

1

to hesitate to say; to hem and haw; to falter in one's speech; to be stuck for a word; to mumble

1

fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)

1

pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person

1

to say; to tell; to state; to do

6

graciously; respectfully

1

to take someone's life; to kill someone

2

plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice

2

assassination

17

temple; shrine; hall; company; (arch.) front room

1

ratio; proportion; match; equal; compared with ...; relative to ...

1

didn't stir an inch; not stirring a muscle

1

to intercommunicate; to exchange (messages, vows, etc.)

1

to diffuse; to spread throughout; to prevail; to become widespread; to reach everyone

1

to stop talking; to be silent

2

before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end

8

grave; sad; mournful; sorrowful; pensive

1

difference; discrepancy; variation

2

cooperation; collaboration; help; support

2

refusal; rejection; denial; veto

1

to send in

2

support; backing; endorsement; propping up; holding up; support

1

to conclude; to decide; to determine; to judge

1

glancing (look)

1

even more; still more; one step; one rung; one paragraph; one passage

1

to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance

1

challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try

2

prompt; immediate; in real time

1

recalcitrant; insubordinate; lawless; disaffected; malcontent; rebellious

2

skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough

4

to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show

8

to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)

1

(distinction of) sex; gender

1

to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny

3

very difficult to ...; nearly impossible to ...

3

dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity

4

to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate

5

in the meantime; meanwhile

1

to become settled; to be fixed

1

children

1

to hold one's breath

1

for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while

6

proud

3