jpdb beta

kingdom; monarchy

3

to make known

1

studying under; looking up to; apprenticing oneself to

1

lucky; fortunate

1

pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person

1

satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client

2

government office; agency; board

1

scruff of the neck

1

to snatch (at); to grab

1

noble; high and noble; noble (character); refined; precious; expensive

1

easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all

2

kitten; small cat

1

parent cat

1

self-control; self-restraint

1

to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to

2

to take offense (at); to take offence (at); to feel hurt (by)

1

moderate; reserved; modest; temperate; restrained; low-key

1

physical condition; state of health; shape

1

bitterness; bitter taste

1

extreme masochist; very masochistic

2

reward; prize; treat; delight; small joy

3

follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot

1

to become familiar with; to get used to; to become accustomed to; to come to fit; to go (well) with; to suit

2

you; hubby; dearie

5

to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem

1

one's social standing; one's position; one's place; one's station in life

1

to get worked up; to be eager (enthusiastic); to rouse oneself

2

pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character

1

and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not

2

approximately; about; only; nothing but; just (finished, etc.)

2

to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)

1

meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody

1

in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se

2

by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly

1

to be crushed; to be squashed; to go bankrupt; to go under; to be ruined (of a plan); to be cancelled; to be lost (of one's voice, eyesight, sense of smell, etc.)

2

difficult situation; adverse circumstances; predicament; trouble; dilemma; distress

1

one's physical safety; personal security

1

guarantee; security; assurance; warranty

1

intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)

1

still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less

1

to find a clear solution; to come to a clean decision; to give a clear explanation; to divide exactly (without remainder); to divide evenly

3

to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten

1

for a long time

1

preface; introduction; preamble

1

was

1

to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen

3

occurrence; happening; incident; event

2

without

2

delineation; demarcation; drawing a line (e.g. between what's acceptable and unacceptable); (measuring) ruler

2

priority; order of precedence

3