jpdb beta

black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator

1

definite; final; decisive; conclusive

1

to obtain evidence

1

to spoil; to ruin; to destroy; to make a mess of

1

that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that

5

to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still

2

consent; agreement; acceptance; understanding; satisfaction (e.g. with an explanation); being convinced

1

protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation

3

to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten

8

what did you do?; is anything the matter?; what seems to be the problem?; can I help you?

1

to plot an assassination

1

evil influence; (evil) clutches; tentacles of evil

1

to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend

1

to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include

4

fondness for women; woman admirer; lustful man; being attractive to women; being a lady-killer

3

revival; reconstruction; restoration; rebuilding; recovery; renaissance

9

eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality

4

to come true (of a dream, wish, etc.); to be realized; to be fulfilled; to be granted; to be answered (of a prayer); to be requited (of love)

1

to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind

6

aspect; phase; condition; modality

1

to differ; to be different; to disagree; to vary; to diverge

1

how things should be; the way something ought to be; ideal state; ideal form

1

arrangement; preparations; search (by police)

1

delivering an order; dispatch of an order; messenger; orderly; runner

5

to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend

1

to cause; to induce; to bring about; to produce

1

to replace; to convert; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute (person, staff member, player, etc.)

1

military affairs

4

history; career

1

contrastive

1

to fall into someone's hands; to pass into another's possession

1

endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint

2

to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious

3

intrusion; bursting into; barging into; breaking into; forcing one's way into

3

to pick up; to gather; to find (and pick up; something someone has dropped); to select; to choose; to get (unexpectedly); to hit upon (luck, an opportunity, etc.)

1

to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only

1

coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency

3

firm; determined; resolute; conclusive

4

(large) house; residence; mansion

3

siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement

2

private army

2

gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy

2

grounds; premises

1

fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-

1

to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage

1

confession; admission

8

deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet

2

(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression

2

plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy

4

to feign ignorance; to pretend to be ignorant of; to play innocent; to brazen it out

1