jpdb beta

to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)

3

to feel indebted (to); to feel grateful; to be much obliged

2

falling on one's backside; pratfall; mochi used to celebrate a child's first birthday; mochi tied to a baby's back if he starts walking before his first birthday in order to cause him to fall on his backside

1

confinement; imprisonment; incarceration

1

this or that person; anybody; many people

1

to be heartbroken; to have one's heart break; to be overwhelmed with grief

1

will; volition; intention; intent; determination

20

to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour

19

to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny

2

so to speak

1

desire; appetite; lust

4

check; restraint; oppression; repression

1

rule; domination; direction; management; control (of one's destiny, public opinion, etc.); governing

5

it doesn't matter what; anything is fine

1

instinct

4

to disappear; to vanish

3

base (of operations); site; location; center; foothold; stronghold

1

large-scale

1

human nature; human heart; public feeling; people's sentiments; consciousness; awareness

8

obedient; submissive; docile; meek; pliant

2

at will

2

acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption

1

later on; subsequently; by and by; after a while

1

independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation

2

state; country; nation

6

declaration; proclamation; announcement

1

island country

2

leadership; generalship

1

unity; solidarity

1

various foreign countries; several foreign countries

1

to rule; to govern; to reign over; to subdue; to suppress; to quell

1

front stage; center stage (of politics, etc.)

1

politics; government

1

work; operation; task

5

slightly difficult; somewhat bothersome; troublesome; peevish; querulous

1

one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself

1

prison; jail; gaol; firm; solid; strong

1

iron grill; iron grille; iron lattice; prison

1

chain; chains

26

with a twitch; with a jerk; with a flutter; with a dip; with a bob

5

ruffled (hair, brush bristles, etc.); unkempt; dishevelled; idling away time; dawdling; dilly-dallying

2

to get too skinny

1

muscle

4

as it is; plain (truth); bare; undisguised; unvarnished; unexaggerated

3

shivering; feeling chilly; shuddering (with fear); feeling creepy; thrilled; excited

5

shivering; trembling; shuddering; shaking

5

cage; pen; (jail) cell

1

to bloom; to flower; to blossom; (arch.) to rise up (of breaking waves)

1

drool

2

to behave well (of a child)

1