jpdb beta

state ceremony; laborious; troublesome; irksome

1

restoration; reinstatement

2

labor; labour; toil; trouble; pains; work

1

throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...

1

party; banquet; feast

3

medal of honour; medal of merit

1

declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)

1

reflexively; reflectively; by reflex

1

painful; being sorry; feeling sorry

3

one's person

2

to be unable to do; to find something difficult to do

1

to make sense; to be consistent; to be logical; to stand to reason; to be coherent

1

benefactor; patron; person to whom one owes a great deal; person to whom one is (deeply) indebted

6

being unfamiliar with a locality; not knowing one's way around; (lit.) not knowing one's right hand from the left; being clueless

2

penniless; broke

1

to give shelter to; to lodge; to put up; to accommodate

1

heedless of danger; braving dangers

1

the ... in question

2

to lay bare; to expose; to reveal

1

to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene

1

to roll up (sleeves, skirt, etc.); to tuck up; to pull up

1

guidance

1

concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)

5

fibrillation

1

crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against

1

patience; perseverance; persistence; tenacity; energy

1

fiction; made-up story; fable; fabrication; myth

1

to detain; to take into custody

1

the very best; utmost

1

easy to imagine

4

to keep secret; to conceal

1

obligation; favour; favor; debt of gratitude

1

being stuck between a rock and a hard place; being in a dilemma; being torn between conflicting demands

1

to bring to naught; to bring to nought; to abuse (esp. another's kindness); to empty; to clear

2

state of tension

1

epic; heroic tale

1

to walk around; to travel around

1

to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on

1

house arrest

1

freely; at liberty; at will; as one likes

1

bed; berth; crib; cot; bedroom

1

foolish thought; (one's own) thought; (one's own) idea

1

word; remark; statement

2

with a tap; with a knock; smoothly (proceed); without a hitch; even; equal

1

to arrange beforehand; to make a sign to each other; to conspire

1

to be inclined to do; to be willing to do

2

relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly

2

to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)

2

shudder; shiver; trembling with fear

1

reading too much into things

1