jpdb beta

to take (something) along; to bring with one; to carry (something) away; to bear

3

class; level; stratum; layer; hierarchy

5

symbol (of something abstract); emblem; (symbolic) representation

6

bubble on surface of liquid; ephemeral; transient

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one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary

1

exploitation; bleeding dry; squeezing dry; milking (e.g. a cow's teat); extracting (a liquid) through squeezing

3

nonpayment of tribute

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hometown; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains

2

complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)

3

easy to imagine

1

consideration; guess; conjecture; judgement

4

in fact

3

to smash; to break (into pieces); to shatter; to simplify; to make easy to understand

1

undefeated; unbeatable; invincible

1

proud; lordly

2

borderline between life and death; verge of death; deadline (boundary around a prison which prisoners were not allowed to cross)

1

to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)

3

mainly; primarily; mostly; largely; chiefly

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to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct

2

benefactor; patron; person to whom one owes a great deal; person to whom one is (deeply) indebted

1

(nearly certain) death; extremely dangerous place (or situation) from which one might not return alive; proper place to die; dilemma; predicament

3

I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality

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until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it

2

imbalance; disproportion; disparity; mismatch; asymmetry

1

body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field

3

connection; link; relationship

1

the body; the flesh; the outer man; one's physique

1

to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was

1

contour; outline; summary; outline; looks; features

4

being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook

1

lifespan; life; lifetime; life (of a battery, lightbulb, etc.); service life; end of an object's (useful) life

4

to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end

3

to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist

3

area of sea; waters

5

to fall into (someone's) hands; to fall under someone's control; to become someone's property (e.g. of an object)

1

order (from one's superior); command; what you say; (someone's) words

2

to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at); to be intimidated; to feel daunted

2

mere shadow of one's former self; having no trace left (of former glories, talent, looks, etc.); unrecognizable (as the person one used to be); unrecognisable

1

to make one's name well known; to gain much fame

1

months and years

3

to notice; to realize; to realise; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round

1

myself; oneself; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to one's inferior)

2

may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly

12

full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)

2

himself; he himself

1

to risk one's life (to do); to put one's life on the line; to step forward (to do); to give one's all

2

otherwise; or else; if not

1

together; jointly; at the same time; with; both

8

to throw away

1

steward; butler; court official; deacon (Anglican, Lutheran, etc.)

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