jpdb beta

make-up; get-up; disguise; costume

1

downtown

3

this is why; this means; it is the case that

2

to succeed; to bear fruit

1

to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of

2

to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize

1

to announce; to tell; to sentence; to order

1

dramatization (e.g. of a novel); dramatisation; adaptation; dramatization; embellishment; exaggeration

1

intention; idea; inclination; wish

1

shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation

1

mansion; residence

6

to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included

1

to precede; to forestall; to anticipate

1

anger

1

disloyalty; infidelity

1

state ceremony; laborious; troublesome; irksome

4

important matter; matter of great importance; serious affair; major incident; emergency

1

escape; flight; breakout; fleeing; desertion

1

escaping; evading

2

stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving

1

the whole area; all areas

1

to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to be prudent; to be complete; to be thorough

1

to cause a stir; to create a stir; to make a stir; to cause repercussions

1

beyond this point; from now on; after this

1

successively; one after another

1

unity; union; solidarity; combination; teaming up

2

balance of power (in a relationship); power dynamic

1

episode; side story; story within a story; aside; anecdote

1

keel

1

vein (of ore); reef; streak; lode

1

military conflict; armed conflict

1

intervention

3

long spell of rain

1

flood; flooding

1

riparian works; flood-control works

1

token (effort); something done for form's sake

1

letter; note

2

extinguishing; dying out (of a fire); putting out

1

half a year; six months

2

glaring at each other; confrontation; standoff; face-off

1

to call; to invite; to eat; to drink; to put on; to wear; to ride

1

to speak unanimously; to speak in chorus; to speak in unison; to speak in one voice

3

each; (arch.) you (plural)

1

to create a breeding ground for future problems; to turn a blind eye to future trouble; to allow for something to come back and bite one in the ass (in the future)

1

forcefulness of speech; influential voice

1

precedent

1

lord; master

1

inconvenient; inexpedient; unfavourable; wrong; improper; objectionable

1

benefit; use; good; profit; gains

2

example; precedent; case

1