jpdb beta

trick; contrivance; cleverness

9

evening; last night; yesterday evening

3

entry qualifications; joining qualifications

3

awarding ceremony

1

to hold a ceremony

1

my; our; one's own

1

Edward

4

Rutherford

5

you; (arch.) your residence

1

candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination

1

to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit

2

participation; joining; entry; adherence

2

congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!

1

to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished

1

gauntlet

2

appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy

3

you (people); gentlemen; ladies and gentlemen; my friends

3

exemplar; model; example; pattern

1

so; like this; in this way

2

grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous

1

laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)

1

to make a mess; to perpetrate; to do; to finish up; to be guilty of

1

inside and outside; interior and exterior; inside and outside the country; home and abroad; around; about

1

doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples

1

doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion

1

hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)

2

to set up (in high position); to kick upstairs; to hold sacred; to worship

1

topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news

1

point of a spear; spearhead; focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; force (of an argument); edge

1

to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)

1

official; formal; formula (e.g. mathematical); official (social media) account (of a company, organization, etc.)

1

this is why; this means; it is the case that

2

shithead; bastard

3

application; request; petition

1

of course; certainly; naturally

3

to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved

5

eyewitness testimony

1

judgement; judgment; expert opinion; appraisal

1

it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...

11

so to speak; so to call it; as it were

1

benefactor; patron

1

audience; spectator; spectators

1

pilloried criminal exposed to public view; public scorn or humiliation; person shamed in front of others

1

extermination (e.g. of pests, demons, bandits); elimination; making someone renounce worldly desires in order to concentrate on Buddha's teachings; curing illness

1

thank you; thanks

1

cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet

2

the end of the world; the world is beyond saving; there's no hope for the future; this degenerate age; what is this world coming to

1

congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present

1

course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit

1

side; flank; profile; aspect; dimension

1