jpdb beta

aristocrat; nobleman; dignitary; person of high rank

11

diving; diver; unlicensed (doctor, driver, etc.); unregistered; outsider; stranger

1

establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming

2

extent; scope; sphere; range; span

4

two times; twice; two degrees

3

the second time

1

half a year; six months

1

asleep (in bed); sick in bed

1

to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit

6

assassin

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to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard

2

annoying; provoking

1

(you) couldn't kill (him) if you tried

1

well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable

2

you are quite right; reasonable; natural; just

1

at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because

3

to be of no concern to one; to be nothing to do with one

1

to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use

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you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only

3

definite; final; decisive; conclusive

1

to affect; to impact; to influence

2

so to speak; so to call it; as it were

2

human sacrifice; victim

1

and yet; despite (all) that

1

to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment

4

already; too late

9

practical effect; efficacy; efficiency

1

-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of

6

to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)

8

bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters

1

lifeline; matter of life or death; indispensable thing; life line (in palm reading)

1

willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord

1

last ray of hope; only hope

1

to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)

1

imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action

6

capable of anything; liable to do

2

management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome

3

the right person in the right place

1

back (of a chair)

2

to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on

2

to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die

4

competent; suitable; qualified

1

beyond this point; from now on; after this

3

rarely; seldom

3

unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy

2

face; mug; surface; cheek meat; (arch.) cheek; (arch.) cheeks

3

killing two birds with one stone

1

isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...

7

wonderful; splendid; magnificent

4

and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless

4