jpdb beta

just how; how (dare you)

1

to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on

1

magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly

1

bad taste (e.g. in clothes); poor taste

1

judging from appearances; to all appearances; from the looks of it; on the face of it; apparently; seemingly

1

ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot)

3

ugly; unsightly; hideous; mean; repulsive; disgraceful

3

to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted

6

speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...

4

uh-oh; oops; sorry

4

greeting; a fine thing to say

2

royal family

1

the throne; the crown

1

inheritance; succession; share-alike; inheritance

1

fifth

1

rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts

1

Marius

92

interim government; provisional government; caretaker government

1

prime minister; premier; chancellor

5

and (concurrently; e.g. chauffeur and secretary); in addition to; at the same time; cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study)

2

senior advisor; chief advisor

1

to entrust (to someone); to leave (in someone's hands)

3

to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do

10

if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say

1

the latter; the second; successor; descendant

2

principal occupation; main job; professional; an expert; I (of a government official, etc.); me

1

uncle

4

temporary; transitory; short-lived

3

family tree; pedigree; genealogy

1

be; is

4

to worry about; to be anxious about; to be concerned about; to lament; to grieve; to mourn

1

younger sister

3

to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend

12

to watch over; to keep watch over; to keep an eye on; to watch intently; to stare; to gaze

5

fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy

1

tone (of voice); manner of talking

10

royalty; royal family

2

to be transparent; to be easily seen through; to be obvious; to be apparent

1

lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision

4

strong; intense; severe

4

ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice

6

sneer; derision; scornful laugh; cold smile

1

to invite in; to show someone in

1

new government; new administration

1

friendly; amicable

1

slogan

1

(talking in a) half-joking manner

1

no; you're welcome; not at all; don't mention it

14

honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly

3

(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally

4