jpdb beta

to coil about; to follow about; to surround; to cling to

2

to be taken aback; to be dumbfounded

1

man; male; masculine gender

2

not just once; more than once; many times; again and again

1

two times; twice; two degrees

2

to (an extent); up to; doesn't amount to doing ...; not significant enough to require ...; even if ...

1

official business; public business

1

disturbance; obstruction; hindrance; jamming; interference

1

arrest; apprehension; capture

1

look (esp. an angry or upset look); expression

1

to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed

1

kidnapper; kidnaper; abductor

1

impossible to understand; impossible to decipher

1

to be too numerous; to be too much

1

to drag along; to take (a suspect to the police); to drag (someone) away

1

inquiry; enquiry; investigation; (police) interview; questioning (e.g. witness, suspect); hearing

1

from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course

2

guild

1

escort (e.g. under guard); convoy

1

at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money

2

written request; request for ...; application for ...

2

presentation; exhibit; suggest; citation

1

now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again

5

to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify

1

naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting

1

to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint

10

letter; missive; note; mail

1

presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in

1

town mayor

1

top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat

1

to address

1

with intense concentration; eagerly; intently; devouringly

1

to go on reading

1

hesitation; indecision

1

recognition; acknowledgement; acknowledgment; approval; consent; agreement

1

to be cleared of a charge

1

high-handed; oppressive

1

to pay respect (to)

1

if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...

1

whichever one chooses; either way

1

stay; sojourn

6

home country; one's own country; suzerain country (from the perspective of the vassal state); colonizing country; country of one's ancestors; this country

1

futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness

3

chance; opportunity

2

medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic

2

professional duties

1

no matter how much time passes

1

thereupon; shortly thereafter

2

your home; your family; their home; (my) home

1

mama; mamma; mom; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)

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