jpdb beta

sudden change; sudden turn

1

effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving

9

head of the house

2

to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength

2

to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained

5

yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer

3

a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago

4

knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice

2

just right (time, size, length, etc.)

1

to sit on a seat

2

to begin to speak

4

inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive

1

way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression

1

himself; he himself

2

being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter

1

early (days); initial stage; initial

1

regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on

1

(one's) exclusive use; private use; dedicated use; use for a particular purpose; exclusive use (of particular products); using only (e.g. a certain brand)

1

intelligence agency; secret service

4

wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza

9

crow (Corvus spp.); raven

35

each nation; many nations; many countries

3

spy; secret agent

2

espionage network; intelligence network

3

to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent

1

news; word; tidings; omen

3

pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says

2

royal authority; regal power; authority of the king

7

overthrow; defeat; bringing down; knockdown

1

civil war; insurrection; rebellion; domestic conflict

8

signs; omen; symptoms

2

as; because; with; due to

2

oppression; suppression; pressure

8

armed intervention; military intervention

4

state secrets; secrets of the state

1

monolith; large slab of rock

1

to do a meritorious deed

4

military officer; naval officer

1

those (near the second person)

1

personal connections

2

absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively

2

apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize

1

stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

1

to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)

1

that field; the authorities (esp. the police)

1

to bring; to take; to bring about

3

immediately; promptly

2

had better ...; had better not ...

1

to reach; to get to; to arrive at

1

tiny amount of money; a penny; one letter; one character; one mon (unit of currency)

1