jpdb beta

principle; aim; purport; gist; instructions; orders

10

senility; dotage; decrepitude

8

unlucky

3

to give an order

3

spray; splash

6

successive; consecutive; back-to-back; one after another

1

to begin to overflow; to start overflowing; to pour out

2

theatre-going; theater-going

1

begging for one's life; pleading for one's life

2

spirit; psyche; god; deity; divinity

1

to strip and leave clothes lying around

1

before one's eyes; in one's presence; up close; personally

4

coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway

4

roof boards; ceiling; back board (furniture)

2

to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort

6

crawling on all fours; being on all fours; being on one's hands and knees

3

dim light; faint light; half-light of early morning; twilight

2

gun point; muzzle

3

hiding; concealing; being hidden; pocket

5

gun; firearm; small arms (e.g. rifle, pistol, etc)

1

for convenience; as a matter of convenience

1

candlestick; candlestand

3

back-facing; backwards; backward-looking; retrogressive; reactionary

1

to give a little chuckle; to let out a giggle

2

human kindness; human weakness

1

powerlessness; helplessness; incompetence; ineffectiveness

2

hidden room; secret chamber

1

air vent (hole)

2

to illuminate; to shine a light on; to light up

1

birthmark; nevus; bruise

8

counter for chairs or seats; foot; leg

1

stirring; slight movement

2

to carry a joke too far

2

long-cherished desire; satisfaction (from achieving one's desire)

2

to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with

1

performance (at a party or banquet, etc.); side show; entertainment

4

foolish; imbecile; feebleminded

1

to get tired of waiting; to grow impatient

5

patriarch; head of a family

12

to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on

3

slipping out (a chuckle, giggle); unintentionally (letting out a quiet laugh)

1

sickbed

2

to lay (something) face down; to place upside down; to point downwards (one's eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (one's eyes); to lay (oneself) face down; to lie face down; to conceal

1

example; precedent; case

8

to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up

5

branch (of a river); tributary; branch; offshoot; something not mainstream

1

heir; inheritor; successor

5

head house; main family; founder (of a certain school, style, etc.); originator; birthplace

22

engagement; betrothal

6

public works; public-works projects; public utilities

2