jpdb beta

reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising

3

caravan (of merchants)

7

mercenary (soldier)

37

100; hundred

3

dubious; puzzled; suspicious

1

close to the ear

5

rebel army

2

to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)

4

one soldier

1

to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away

4

to take shape; to look good enough to be shown publicly

1

smirkingly; smugly; broadly

1

opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows

2

that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that

3

there is nothing

2

to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)

2

to win; to gain victory

4

gulpingly; in one gulp

2

saliva; spit; sputum

2

serious; important; significant; grave; weighty

1

demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire

2

impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag

4

complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face

6

pale; pallid

4

red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red

1

to turn; to shift; to alter; to distract

6

decision; determination; resolution

1

to dwell; to live; to stay at; to take shelter at; to be pregnant; to be part of a constellation

3

hesitation; indecision; vacillation

1

short spear

3

to be at a loss; to be puzzled

2

alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)

2

surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency

6

night watchman

1

card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; match; game

1

playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)

1

to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)

1

professional duties

1

one week

1

inevitable; necessary

1

to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose

3

hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe

3

insurrection; mutiny; rebellion; revolt; uprising

1

civil war; insurrection; rebellion; domestic conflict

3

it's no joke; gimme a break!

2

senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer

1

uneasy

3

even if I told you

1

as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also

3

to all appearances; no matter how you look at it

1