jpdb beta

great achievement; great feat; great work; great undertaking

2

cares; ill feeling; reserve

1

each and all; every single one; everybody

1

to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)

4

on a stage; on a platform; on an altar

2

past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40

6

notice; attention; observation

3

close associate; close aide; brains-truster

1

to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)

2

you (people); gentlemen; ladies and gentlemen; my friends

5

peace; harmony

3

one's life

1

to stake; to risk; to bet; to wager

1

wars; disturbances

1

daring; brave; bold; valiant; intrepid; dauntless

1

to assemble (in a hall); to meet together (in a room)

2

indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very

1

long (time); longstanding; for a long time

1

charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of

1

stirring; slight movement

1

to listen attentively to; to be lost in

1

foothold; footing; toehold; stepping stone

1

suspicion will raise bogies; once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious; jumping at shadows

1

to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)

2

to have an ulterior motive; to have an axe to grind

1

friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement

5

inner canthus; inner corner of the eye

1

king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)

5

early (days); initial stage; initial

1

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

1

endgame; final stage

1

to be delirious with fever; to have a feverish dream; (fig.) to be crazy about something

2

king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne

5

one year; some time ago

3

foolish; stupid; silly

3

mishearing

1

in the meanwhile; during the time

2

beast; brute; animal

2

taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...

1

sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages

1

height; acme; extremity; end; limit

1

to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)

1

deep (of emotions, connections, etc.)

1

noisy; confused; uproarious

1

badness; evilness; bad; evil

1

equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms

1

unbearable; intolerable; unendurable

3

creation of the world

1

ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only

1

paganism; heathenism

1