jpdb beta

annihilation; total destruction; complete destruction; crushing defeat

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serious look (on one's face); straight face

2

to hold one's breath (in fear, anxiety, etc.)

1

such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?

1

when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...

1

serious; severe; grave; acute

2

to ponder; to brood

1

or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean

1

expectation; assume will happen; forecast

1

at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being

1

to expel; to drive out

1

to stay on (e.g. at one's friends house); to remain in the same neighborhood

1

for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while

1

entrance hall

2

rectangle; oblong

1

dome-shaped

1

hundreds

1

many thousands

1

inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)

1

shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation

1

-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be

2

grant; bestowal; giving something to someone of low social standing (by a person of very high social standing)

2

to extol; to give praise

4

many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly

2

forbidding to speak; muzzling (a person); bribing into secrecy; hush money

4

to come to mind; to pop into one's head

1

(moment of) departure; (upon) leaving; retirement

1

hush money

2

to feel like it; to get to think that way; to become so minded

1

to be erected; to be built

1

importance; gravity

1

afternoon; p.m.

1

guesthouse

1

at the very beginning of one's speech; the first thing (one) says after opening the mouth

1

large (amount of money); huge; hefty; expensive

3

money; cash

2

duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage

1

Your Majesty; His Majesty; Her Majesty

3

oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally

1

muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line

1

something like ...; something called ...

1

royal capital; imperial capital

2

to be suspicious of (someone's motives); to suspect (that)

4

to try and do something; to attempt to do something

1

king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne

2

there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)

1

to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish

1

medical

1

strangeness; abnormality; disorder

2

to get rid of; to erase; to dispel; to eradicate; to wipe away

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