jpdb beta

desire; wish; aspiration

1

successive generations; successive emperors

2

automatic

2

taking over (e.g. store or family's headship); subrogation; substitution of one person for another (usu. a creditor)

1

to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house

1

collusion; conspiracy; common-law marriage; illicit intercourse; liaison

2

future; possible; potential; prospective

1

to live up to (one's) expectations; to meet expectations

1

throne

3

mob; the masses; rabble; all things in nature; the whole creation

1

to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger

1

departure

1

to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress

4

substitution (for someone else); substitute; stand-in; scapegoat; sacrifice

2

only; merely; just; at most; no more than

1

slime

21

taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...

2

metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing

1

guaranteed; authentic; certified

1

direct control; direct supervision

2

to set off to advantage; to bring into prominence; to support; to favor; to rouse (spirits); to march (a prisoner) off

1

as everyone knows; needless to say; obvious

1

weakest

2

status; position; method; way; rule; regulation

1

to underrate; to belittle; to look down on; to despise

1

even (e.g. even a child)

2

to make good one's escape; to get away; to outrun; to hold on (and win); to win narrowly

3

even; even if ...; even though ...; because ...; as ...; with the purpose of ...

1

same row; same line; same file; same rank; same level; same category

3

to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)

1

to be heart-warming

1

slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)

2

showy; loud; flashy; gaudy

2

entrance (on the stage); appearance (in a book, film, etc.); appearance (on the scene); arrival (on the market); emergence

3

to wish (for); to pray (for); to hope (for); to pray silently; to recite (Buddha's name, sutras, etc.) in one's mind; to chant (a silent prayer)

1

undisputed; entirely; perfect

1

first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)

1

distant view; looking from a distance; being able to see a long distance; good long-distance vision; farsightedness

1

to be erected; to be built

1

high-spirited; cheerful; assertive; vigorous

1

to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still

1

to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)

2

handrail; railing; banister

1

to sit (down); to have a seat; to be seated; to assume (a position); to take on (a duty); to occupy (a post)

1

shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon); trace

3

reaction; recoil; kick; backlash

1

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

4

boy; juvenile; child

2

(in) the air; midair; sky

1

to turn aside adroitly; to dodge

1