jpdb beta

respect; honour; honor

1

kiss; squeak (of a mouse); with a slurp

3

present; gift

1

grim face; angry look

1

to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess

3

beautiful woman; (a) beauty; belle; good-looker

1

spoiled; spoilt; ruined; wasted (chance, etc.); messed up; destroyed

1

endlessly; continuously; (going) on and on; meandering; winding; sinuous

2

pace

1

to drain; to pour; to float (e.g. logs down a river); to set adrift; to wash away; to carry away; to broadcast

1

to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself

1

head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest

2

dry weather; drought

1

there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much

3

to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide

2

barefaced (e.g. lie); transparent; with feigned ignorance; pretending not to know; pure white; very clear

1

to say something additional; to add (to what was said before)

1

in one's own way or style

1

influential person; man of importance

2

if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say

1

bad reputation; ill repute; bad name; (arch.) evil deed; (arch.) wrongdoing; (arch.) wrongdoer

1

management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons

1

trickery; wiles; finesse; Machiavellism

1

satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client

2

stratagem; artifice; trick; ruse; scheme; tactics

1

to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise

1

to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy

1

of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant

1

plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy

1

point of a spear; spearhead; focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; force (of an argument); edge

1

relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen

1

many; numerous; various; large number of

2

rival; competitor; competition

1

to kick down; to oust (a rival) to advance oneself; to push (someone) aside to get ahead

1

(social) position; status; standing; position (in a company, organization, etc.); post; rank

2

to build; to construct; to put up; to build up (a fortune, reputation, enterprise, etc.); to establish (a relationship, system, etc.); to create

1

countless; innumerable

1

usual; normal; long (of time); old; for a long time; for a while

1

lonely (place); remote; in the middle of nowhere

1

mountain castle

1

profound; deep; deep (of a cave, etc.); innermost; interior

1

to hide; to conceal oneself; to disappear (behind); to be hidden (by); to live in seclusion; to retire (from the world)

3

rarely; seldom

1

to make an appearance; to show up

2

revenge

2

careful; cautious; wary; watchful; vigilant; prudent

2

among the mountains

1

to be connected (to); to be joined together; to connect (of a telephone call, the internet, etc.); to get through; to lead (to an outcome); to bring about (a result); to be lined up (e.g. of cars)

2

since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while

1

blackened; black-painted; black-lacquered; blackened thing

1