jpdb beta

duty; obligation

1

diplomacy; selling (e.g. door-to-door); canvassing

3

luxurious; magnificent; extravagant; sumptuous

1

back (of a chair)

2

to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect

3

serious; grave; dignified; solemn

1

at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else

2

to think of; to come up with

1

side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case

4

in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to

2

fight; battle; combat; struggle (for rights, higher wages, etc.); strife; (labor) dispute

1

was

2

opium addiction

1

person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute

5

violence; reckless action; (an) outrage

3

there is nothing

2

line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)

1

to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)

3

endless; boundless; innumerable; endless; never-ending; going on forever

2

suspect (person)

2

to frame; to falsely accuse of a crime

1

possible; likely; probable

2

(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much

2

with resolution

1

good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)

1

excuse; pretext

1

to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)

7

forte; strong point

1

self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself

2

sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity

2

to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)

1

I'm not so sure; I can hardly say with any finality that ...

1

painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh

7

policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle

1

monolith; large slab of rock

1

to decide; to determine

2

antigovernment

1

suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange

2

to count up; to enumerate

1

to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants

2

attack; charge; raid

12

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)

2

thereupon; shortly thereafter

12

appearance; arrival; make one's appearance

5

now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which

2

to make a fist; to clench one's fist

2

very likely; very probable

1

to take into consideration; to bear in mind

1

to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on

2

who the heck; just who

1