jpdb beta

to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up

1

surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement

1

signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking

1

direct; immediate; personal; firsthand

2

junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student

1

to pray; to wish

1

to clasp together (esp. hands); to entwine (e.g. fingers)

1

small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit

1

tomorrow; near future

5

to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)

1

promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate

3

three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)

1

to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt

1

discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment

1

deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate

4

sidelong glance; short grain (paper)

1

cool; refreshing; clear (e.g. eyes); bright; clear; distinct

1

to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)

1

trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance

1

hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit

1

to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded

1

opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows

5

old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days

3

to demolish; to tear down; to pull down

1

chief; main; principal; important

1

use; service; purpose

2

storage room; storeroom; lumber room

2

cultural

1

association of like-minded people

1

quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly

2

to fall completely silent; to become still as death

1

to hide oneself

1

best; ideal; perfect

1

to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)

3

assertion; declaration; affirmation

4

resolute; firm; dauntless; undaunted

1

is that so?

1

doubtful; questionable; uncertain; disputable; suspicious

1

battlefield; battleground

1

one's self-possession; one's presence of mind

1

art of war; strategy; tactics

1

basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation

1

to strain or exert oneself; to go all out

1

to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old

1

involuntarily; reluctantly; against one's inclination; against one's will; as a matter of unpleasant necessity; despite oneself

1

aim

3

touch; contact

2

they

2

friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by

2

pardon; forgiveness; forbearance

1