jpdb beta

independence; autonomy; self-reliance

1

oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!

1

such ... as; or some such

10

not all bad; not as dissatisfied (or annoyed) as one would have others believe; not completely displeasing; fairly pleasing

3

but; however; provided that

11

class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate

1

to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)

5

to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself

2

clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain

2

speaking by proxy; speaking for (someone else); payment by proxy; compensation by proxy; acting for (someone else); carrying out (on someone's behalf)

1

as if; as though

11

surely; certainly; without doubt

3

monarch's guards

1

captain; commander; commanding officer; leader

1

position

1

to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up

1

to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to

12

reputation; respectability

1

for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being

1

traveling about to gain skill in combat (travelling)

1

to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit

8

at least

3

at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current

6

confession (to a crime, wrongdoing, etc.); admission; professing one's feelings (to someone one wants to go out with); declaration of love; profession (of faith); confession (of sins)

4

perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that

5

leader of a group

12

indicates question

4

accurate; correct; precise; exact

1

origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient

9

(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front

3

to collide; to clash

1

always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively

4

as one of

1

line of battle

1

grave; solemn; serious; harsh (e.g. truth); hard; strict

3

herself; she herself

1

direct; immediate; personal; firsthand

3

confrontation; showdown

1

interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)

5

have to (do, be); must (do, be); is indispensable; is absolutely necessary

2

declaration; statement

1

Selwyn

1

to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up

5

to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way

2

to come to know; to perceive; to realize; to realise; to become aware (of)

2

that far; so far; to that extent; stop!; not one step further!

7

again; once more; a second time

14

mere; simple; sheer

3

stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire

2

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

3