jpdb beta

finishing blow; coup de grâce

3

to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)

7

to lie down (and rest)

1

body

3

world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign

3

to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet

1

group (of people); crowd; horde; throng; mob; multitude

1

marionette

1

to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain

7

figure; design; twill weave; pattern of diagonal stripes; style (of writing); figure (of speech); design

1

rough; wild; rude; harsh; gruff; violent

1

to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one

1

seasickness

1

trend; tendency; momentum

3

to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited

5

central part; heart (of a city)

5

force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum

10

companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners

6

to wait eagerly for; to look forward to

2

full house (esp. in card games such as poker)

1

straight flush

1

look here; I'll tell you what

2

land; shore

2

(received) favor, kindness or blessing (favour)

1

to meet; to greet

5

ouch!; hot, hot, hot!; something hot; fire

1

bottom; buttocks

2

let's go

1

increasing the number of staff; hiring more people

2

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

6

military force; military strength

3

official post; regular post; principal post (as opposed to secondary post); I (of someone in government or the civil service)

4

barren land; sterile soil; wasteland

1

to till; to plow; to plough; to cultivate

2

irrigation channel; irrigation ditch; irrigation canal; flume

1

just managing; with great difficulty

1

agricultural produce

1

harvest; crop; ingathering; fruits (of one's labors); gain; result

1

not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover

1

grace; favor; favour; blessing; benefit

1

to bathe; to receive (an honor, etc.)

1

food storage; provision store; pantry

1

suffering; distress; hardship; trial

3

plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place

7

crops; agricultural produce

1

to beat down prices; to strike a hard bargain

1

to fall into ruin; to be desolated

1

persecution; oppression

1

to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively

1

to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block

6