jpdb beta

to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain

5

title; name; degree

1

hard to understand; Byzantine fashion

1

rapport; mutual sympathy

1

worst-ever; history's worst

1

hateful; accursed

1

imagination; supposition; guess

6

leather gloves

2

to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise

6

left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left

7

to look downwards; to lower one's eyes

4

or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...

4

prohibition; interdiction; forbidden; prohibited

1

some people; a few people; several people

1

such; like that; that sort of; very

6

to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)

1

exposing; unmasking; laying bare

2

all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost

4

to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)

1

raid; assault; attack

4

since; henceforth

1

serious; severe; grave; acute

1

labour shortage; labor shortage; shortage of workers; shortage of hands

1

to afflict; to torment; to harass; to molest

1

present condition; existing state; status quo; current state

2

event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble

7

war; battle; hostilities

1

library

4

strategy; tactics

1

secrecy; highly classified information

1

materials; data; document

2

to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal

4

total (number); count

1

at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can

3

20 years old; (arch.) twenty

3

one third; a third part

2

something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another

4

to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate

3

restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence

2

to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)

6

another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally

1

thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward

4

reward; honorarium; remuneration

1

thank-you letter

1

anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly

1

awarding; conferment; granting; presentation

1

personal; individual; private

1

to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter

1

for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)

3

unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)

3