jpdb beta

amnesty; pardon

1

to begin to walk; to set out

1

with spirit; courageously; resolutely

1

before the gate; in front of the gate

2

big; large; great

1

laws and ordinances; acts (of parliament, congress, etc.)

1

(walk) briskly; at a brisk pace; quickly

1

investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody

1

warrant; summons; written order

1

kindness; intimacy; friendship

1

front garden; front yard; vestibule (of the ear)

1

to glance at; to look at; to scan; to run one's eyes over

1

thick growth of plants; plantation; shrubbery; thicket

1

joint establishment (esp. schools of different levels or different courses of study); establishment as an annex (e.g. of a school); juxtaposition; placing side by side

1

to demarcate; to delimit; to divide (an area); to punctuate; to put an end to (e.g. a sentence); to insert pauses or breaks (e.g. when reading aloud)

1

to lie deep in; to extend far back

1

prison; jail; gaol

1

largish; biggish; a little bit larger

1

arch; home run

1

reception (e.g. of visitors); dealing with

1

genuine; authentic; true; real

1

being scattered in all directions; being broken up and dispersed

1

mediation; good offices; influential person; person of influence; (arch.) eloquence; (arch.) eloquent person

3

insecurity; carelessness

1

gambling; gaming; speculation; undertaking a risky venture; (arch.) professional gambler; (arch.) gamester

1

doctrine; rule; principle; -ism

1

to shoot or fire off an arrow

7

to throw back

4

being all smiles with joy

1

easy; simple; there's no way that ...

1

not straightforward; not dealt with by ordinary means

1

water torture

1

simultaneous; concurrent; same time; synchronous; together

1

quite a chore; not that easy; fairly difficult

1

to become locked (e.g. of automatic locking)

1

disagreeable; unpleasant; nasty; detestable; sarcastic; snide

1

exclusive; attached to; specialist

1

matter of concern and interest

1

if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have

1

(not) even; (not) any

1

non-stop talking; speaking indiscreetly; chattering; thin; flimsy

1

one way or the other; either way

1

steadily

2

just like; the same as; no different than

1

what one has a mind to do; what one feels like (doing); being so minded; (with) that in mind

1

three people

1

common reed (Phragmites australis)

1

I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference

1

elder sister; effeminate man

7

younger scholar; future reference

2