jpdb beta

to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post

5

to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve

4

3000; three thousand; many

3

year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)

7

unable to accomplish

1

it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it

2

lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship

1

to remain; to be left

6

to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued

2

Mongol

2

map

1

while; even though; despite

5

period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness

1

there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)

1

to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something

2

glory

1

leading (e.g. role); instructive; guiding

1

to rebuild; to reconstruct

1

rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence

4

to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many

2

kindness; courtesy

1

same feeling; same sentiment; same opinion; sympathy; agreement; concurrence

1

to stand in (someone's) place; to be in a (certain) position

1

to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)

1

to go to the bottom of an affair; to inquire into the origin

2

mere; only a ...

3

re-erection; rebuilding

1

serious matter; major incident; matter of grave concern; crisis

1

arm; skill; efforts; ability

11

unexpected; surprising

1

feeling; sensation; emotion; interjection

2

with hesitation; haltingly; falteringly; reluctantly

1

together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)

5

echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound

3

clear; obvious; evident; bright; light

4

losing weight; slimming; lean person

1

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

3

national politics; political situation; statecraft; body politic

1

suitable; appropriate; becoming; fitting

2

to engage in; to participate in; to take part in; to be involved in

1

ability; faculty

2

to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to

2

end; conclusion

1

to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one

1

politician; statesman

1

diplomat

1

corner; nook

2

to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of

1

unflaggingly; steadily; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking

1

world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign

2