jpdb beta

criticism; judgement; judgment; comment

1

honesty; integrity; purity and unselfishness

1

to join hands; to join forces; to work in cooperation; to link up; to partner with

1

to throw away as useless; to scrap; to make null and void; to renege; to annul

1

treaty; pact; convention; agreement

3

diplomatic finesse; skill(s) in diplomacy

1

show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation

2

vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy

1

depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency

2

at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now

3

to brighten; to grow light

2

bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive

2

reply; answer

3

secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings

1

point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes

1

reply; answer; response

3

crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers

2

concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial

2

evidence; proof

2

careful; cautious; wary; watchful; vigilant; prudent

1

way; method; means; resource; course

1

complete ignorance (usu. in reference to feigning); lack of knowledge

2

promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)

1

several times (as large, over)

1

sharp drop; plunge; nosedive; slump; (value or amount) plummeting

1

fatal; deadly; mortal

1

feel when biting; manner of enunciation

1

what would (you) do?; what to do about it

1

to persist in; to carry out; to have one's own way; to push through; to carry through

1

oath; vow; pledge; covenant

1

assistance (in a fight); help; aid; helper; supporter

1

to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over; to talk foolishly

1

to make something one's own; to appropriate for oneself

1

existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no

1

boy; son; man

2

despite; in spite of; not worrying about; without fear of

1

tan (colour)

1

Fay; Faye; Fey

1

old master; old teacher; old monk; aged priest

1

random thoughts; occasional thoughts; desultory thoughts

1

collection; compilation

1

forelock; bangs

1

to comb upwards; to brush up (a loose strand of hair); to turn up a lamp wick

1

myself

1

ten years; decade

2

time; years

1

fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity

1

relation; relationship

1

older; senior

1

to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in

1