jpdb beta

rebel; traitor

2

bad law; (arch.) evil ways; (arch.) evil way of doing things

2

execution; enforcing; carrying out; giving alms; giving food to the poor or monks

4

dangerous person; security risk; loose cannon

2

jumping to a hasty conclusion

3

to grow fond of; to grow attached to; to become enamoured with

1

to make do errands; to set to scutwork

1

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

1

to instigate; to tempt; to entice; to incite

1

plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy; agreement between two or more people to commit an unlawful act

17

confrontation; showdown

1

to injure; to damage; to kill; to hinder; to obstruct

4

to kindle; to build a fire; to instigate; to stir up; to incite

1

nostril; nostrils; naris; nares

2

renewal; replacement; regeneration; metabolism

1

bureaucrat; government official; bureaucracy

2

exhausting work; hard work; severe duty

1

clever; bright; sharp; wise; intelligent; sagacious

1

to sprawl; to lie sprawled; to stretch oneself out; to lie relaxed on one's side

5

remodeling; remodelling; restructuring; modding

5

a glow; heat; burning sensation; hot flash

3

to feel as though ...

2

firm; strong; unbending; unyielding; uncompromising; stubborn

1

to combine; to join; to tie on; to attach with a knot; to bind (e.g. an address)

3

sounds

7

all night long; all through the night

2

to write to; to send word to; to hand over (official business)

4

popular (with); in favour (with); well received

2

fact-finding survey based on interviews; oral survey; interview survey

3

kindness; favour; favor; hospitality

1

thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward

1

whole day and night; 24 hours

1

to rack one's brains

1

double exposure

1

the present regime; the existing regime

1

the relation of master to servant

2

inventory; stock; goods; list

2

how-to (book); self-help book

1

narrow; cramped; tight; fussy; narrow-minded

1

Foss; Foth; Voss

1

uniform; even; across-the-board; equal

1

insistence; (major) emphasis; stress

3

human history

2

invention; intelligent; clever; (arch.) making sense (of something); (arch.) understanding

1

beaver; viva

2

coined word; coinage; neologism

1

ill-mannered; rude

1

to be fascinated (by); to be captivated by; to be enchanted by; to gaze admiringly at; to watch in fascination

1

spy; secret agent

4

not knowing what to do with oneself (out of embarrassment, etc.); not knowing where to put oneself; feeling out of place; feeling that one doesn't belong

1