jpdb beta

the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous

6

to rub on; to rub against; to wipe on; to strike (a match)

2

discerning (quick) eye; keen insight

1

to be sorry; to beg pardon; to be grateful; to be amazed; to be filled with awe; to be disconcerted

2

to be careful; to be discreet; to do in moderation; to refrain (from overdoing); to be reverent; to be purified

1

sure; yeah; I know

1

series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza

2

you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she

5

wooden figure; wooden doll; puppet; blockhead; good-for-nothing; fool

3

even

1

foresight; prescience

1

removing one's hat; admiring someone greatly; "taking off one's hat" to someone

1

winning over; placation; gentle persuasion

1

different race; different ethnic group; different peoples

1

rule; reign; government; governing

1

to think out; to devise; to invent; to begin to think; to come up with a plan

1

at a young age; while still young

1

adopted child (usu. male); son-in-law

2

hereabouts; around here

2

for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)

2

at once; immediately; right now

1

reply; answer; response

1

excessive; unmerited; generous; past participle

1

house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband

1

to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself

1

speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one

1

to dominate; to prevail; to be superior to; to get ahead of; to get the upper hand

1

subordination; servitude; servility; subordinate; underling

1

jail; gaol; prison

1

treatment (of a person); dealing with

1

to manage; to deal with; to cope with; to sentence; to condemn; to punish

1

stupidity; silliness; asininity; imbecility; dim-wittedness

4

manageable; tractable; easy to care for; easy to deal with; easy to handle

1

brake; drag; skid; restraint; curtailment; self-imposed limit

1

to participate in; to take part in; to play a part in; to receive; to be given; to enjoy

1

to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old

1

national politics; political situation; statecraft; body politic

2

every one (of them); (one and) all; without exception; to a man; to the last person

1

exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)

1

never again

2

to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into

1

to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)

1

to be sullen; to be offended; to be huffy; to be stuffy; to be stifling; to be muggy

2

cold; short; curt; blunt

1

indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted

2

to instruct; to tell to do; to ask to do; to order

1

reduction of penalty; commutation of a sentence

4

virtue; benevolence; profit; benefit

1

virtuous; respectable

1

everything one owns

2