jpdb beta

to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake

2

antiseptic; preservative

1

to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off

3

righteousness; justice; right

2

severe punishment policy; zero-tolerance policy; draconianism

1

fascism

1

check; restraint; oppression; suppression

1

sprout; shoot; bud; germinal disk (in an egg)

2

to adopt (method, proposal, etc.); to take (measure, course of action, etc.); to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather (e.g. mushrooms); to extract (e.g. juice); to take (e.g. a sample); to assume (an attitude)

3

pity; compassion; mercy

1

sympathy; agreement with; alignment; conformity; tuning

4

precondition; prerequisite

1

freedom of will

1

practical; realistic; pragmatic

1

atrocious crime; heinous crime

6

check; checkmate; stave off; control; restraint; inhibit

1

simplistic (thinking, idea, etc.); hasty

2

to be possible; to be likely; to be probable

2

deterrent effect; chilling effect; restraining effect

1

capital punishment; death penalty; maximum penalty; ultimate punishment

1

few decades; many decades; several decades

4

robber; mugger; robbery; burglary

1

to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master

1

the young

1

Juvenile Act

1

to commit a crime; to commit a sin

1

age; years (old)

1

maternal love

1

brilliant; splendid; glorious; magnificent; spectacular

2

ostentation; display

4

to place (in relation to the whole); to rank; to position; to locate

2

reason of being; raison d'être; meaning of one's existence

1

deterrence; ability to deter (an attack, etc.)

1

promotion; encouragement; fostering; unwanted help (usu. unintentionally harmful); unnecessary help

1

guard; girder bridge

1

making one's attitude (position, stand) clear; (lit.) unfurling and clearly showing one's banner

1

sympathy; empathy; response

3

disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing

2

to beat to death; to kill

2

judgment; judgement; decision; verdict

1

members; member; constituent

3

resentment; indignation; anger

1

wavelength

1

all over; everywhere; in every nook and cranny

1

omniscient point of view (in narration)

1

good and evil; purity and impurity; voiced and unvoiced consonants

1

wisdom; understanding

1

emotion; affect

4

railing; guard rail; (arch.) (shining) brightly (of the moon or stars); (arch.) (flowing) endlessly (of tears)

4

river surface; surface of a river

2