jpdb beta

merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper

1

transactions; dealings; business

1

secret information; intelligence

1

activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; operation; moving picture

1

frequent; incessant

1

royal palace

1

east side; east bank

1

hall; saloon; spacious room; reception room

1

meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention

2

irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial

1

to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)

1

to sit on a seat

1

subjugation; conquest

1

exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin

1

to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect

1

influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne

1

whereabouts; what part; how much; what point

1

telling others; divulging (a secret); revealing; disclosing; letting out

1

to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for

1

to probe; to search; to sound out; to investigate

1

you (plural)

1

going to war; departure for the front; departure for military service (in response to a draft)

1

outskirts; environs (of a city); surrounding area; surroundings

1

Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; Ms.

6

to be prolonged; to drag on; to take a long time; to persist; to linger

1

beforehand; in advance; ahead of time; previously

1

dissatisfaction; discontent; disapproval; objection; complaint; protest

1

princess; daughter of a nobleman

1

being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem

1

to do (something) to spite (someone); to rebuke indirectly; to make an insinuation; to make a display of affection (for each other); to show off a relationship

1

force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party

1

commander; general; leader

1

selection (from many people for an important position); exceptional promotion

1

princess

1

unnatural; affected; studied; forced

1

on the contrary; rather; instead; all the more

1

to be dampened (of the mood, interest, etc.); to be spoiled (e.g. of the atmosphere); to become subdued; to turn white; to fade (to white); to grow light (at dawn)

1

calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind

1

desktop; desk-top; tabletop; after-dinner speech

1

reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation

3

to project; to show (on a screen); to portray; to depict; to reflect (the times, mood, etc.)

1

as if; as it were; as though; right then; just then; at that moment

1

kingdom; monarchy

3

greatest treasure; most valuable asset; pride (of)

2

diplomacy; selling (e.g. door-to-door); canvassing

1

important; essential; significant; major; key; principal

1

waiting one's turn

1

unceasing; never-ending; endless

1

handsome

1

to beat fast (of one's heart); to flutter (with joy, anticipation, etc.); to throb; to pound; to palpitate

1