jpdb beta

black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator

2

definite; final; decisive; conclusive

3

to obtain evidence

1

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

3

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

50

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

8

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

11

protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation

7

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

45

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

4

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

14

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

4

revival; reconstruction; restoration; rebuilding; recovery; renaissance

12

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)

9

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

25

aspect; phase; condition; modality

1

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

3

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

14

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

2

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

2

military affairs

6

history; career

1

contrastive

2

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

4

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

16

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

6

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

6

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.)

2

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

9

coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency

6

firm; determined; resolute; conclusive

10

(large) house; residence; mansion

13

siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement

52

private army

14

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

7

grounds; premises

1

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

4

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

2

confession; admission

8

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

2

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

7

plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy

5

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

4