jpdb beta

mayor

16

assistant official

14

mental; spiritual; emotional

1

priest; monk; bonze

1

coast; beach

1

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

1

remote countryside; boondocks; the sticks

1

to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan

1

to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively

1

to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir

1

congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present

2

distant; remote; isolated

1

tediously; repetitively; insistently; ad nauseam; at great length

1

apology; excuse

1

(keeping a) low profile

1

fruit

1

unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful

1

to be pleased; to be in a good mood

1

to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout

1

hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation

1

behaviour; behavior

1

brutal; cruel; merciless; ruthless; cold-blooded

1

grateful; indebted

1

local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift

1

everyone

1

to relate at great length; to dwell eloquently (on)

1

to watch steadily; to stare

2

passion; temper; irritability

1

having; holding; wear; durability; charge; expense

1

opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse

1

humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits

2

to harm; to hurt; to injure; to damage

2

if any; if it exists

1

provincial city; provincial town; suburban city; regional towns and cities

1

bad; poor; inferior; delinquent; hoodlum; hooligan

1

participation; joining; entry; adherence

2

influential man; boss

1

to cringe with fear; to cower with fright; to be terribly afraid

1

large number of people

2

passage; path; route; one's way

1

to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across

1

occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally

2

to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order

2

surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it

1

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

1

feeling; sensation; mood; sensation of doing

1

lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help

1

food (esp. staple food such as rice or wheat); provisions; rations; food supply

2

standing in a row; forming a line; alignment

2

this and that; one thing or another

1