jpdb beta

armed might; military power; the sword; force

3

use; exercise (of one's right, authority, power, etc.)

2

companion; follower; attendant; retinue

2

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

3

guide; vanguard; leader

2

to live up to expectations; to meet expectations

3

ambition; aspiration; desire to improve oneself

2

emphasizing (a point, argument, etc.); stressing; insistence; arguing strongly (for, against)

1

to do ... incessantly; to do ... hard; (arch.) to happen repeatedly; (arch.) to happen over and over again

4

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

2

magic; sorcery; witchcraft; magic tricks (with large-scale props)

1

a long, long time ago; very long ago

1

too-good-to-be-true offers (e.g. scams and frauds); too-good-to-be-true stories

2

to jump at; to leap at; to fly at; to spring at; to pounce on

2

to underrate; to belittle; to look down on; to despise

2

ambitious person

3

talented; gifted; prodigious; virtuoso; masterful

1

to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)

1

to shuffle one's feet; to trample underfoot

12

to do exactly what one is told to do; to be subservient; to be easily controlled

1

sign of life; human presence; humanity; humaneness

2

to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about

1

slow; weak-headed; dumb

1

lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship

2

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

1

to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled

7

to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down

5

details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof

2

once upon a time; a long time ago

1

to be discouraged; to be disheartened

1

to hoist; to lift up; to (crowd around and) rebuke; to (gang up and) criticize; to reproach severely

1

to treat as a joke; to do jokingly

1

to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)

2

(being) empty-handed; lapse of manners of paying a visit without taking a gift

1

one-eyed; first (in a series); initial

1

as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever

2

to regard (as); to recognize (as); to see as; to pay attention to; to watch

1

to fly (with great force); to blast (e.g. into the sky); to lack common sense; to be extremely surprised (by)

4

miracle; wonder; marvel

14

we; us; I; me

2

to finish writing; to complete; to write down (e.g. a list); to write out

1

several sheets (flat objects)

1

naturally; in due course; by itself; of its own accord

1

to come to light

1

supremacy; predominance; being superior to

1

merit system (as opposed to seniority); meritocracy; ability-ism

6

intervention

1

role of a villain (film, drama, etc.); bad-guy role; social outcast role

1

all talk (and no action)

1

incompetent; no-talent; worthless person; dimwit; incompetence

1