jpdb beta

high-handed; strong-armed; oppressive; overbearing; coercive

1

mine (ours) for the taking; something under one's full control

2

with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by

1

chaos; turmoil; pandemonium; havoc

2

to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation

4

to declare; to plead

6

house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name

13

to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing

4

nowhere

2

cultural

1

pleasant; agreeable; comfortable

1

living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood

7

guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty

2

to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address

1

quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like

6

child

5

demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire

1

to lay the blame on; to put the fault on

1

sophism; chop logic; far-fetched argument; quibble; cavil; argument for argument's sake

1

though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless

2

insurrection; rebellion; revolt; riot; uprising

1

strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle

3

back; rear; background; behind the scenes

2

to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on

1

to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing

3

agitator

3

listener's role

1

to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)

1

one's subordinate

1

to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with

1

all over the country; everywhere in the country; throughout the nation

1

to hide; to conceal; to lower volume (of a sound or one's voice) so as not to be heard; to become quiet and inconspicuous

1

neighbors; neighbours; neighborhood; neighbourhood

1

acquaintance

2

unity; union; solidarity; combination; teaming up

1

obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction

1

regulation; control

1

basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation

1

in a day; in a brief space of time

1

head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)

3

very careful; thoroughly prepared

1

to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate

9

evidence; proof

4

reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery or detective genre

1

a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat

3

The End; Finis; completion; conclusion; providing fully

5

paperwork

1

minister's secretary

1

girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman

3

I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)

2