jpdb beta

preeminence; excellence; superiority; transcendence

1

to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in

3

powerless; helpless; incompetent

1

safety; security

1

I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect

1

one's home country; one's homeland

3

to shelter (e.g. a fugitive); to harbour; to harbor; to hide; to give refuge to

3

rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence

6

one knee

1

to go to bed; to be sick in bed; to be laid up

1

that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such

2

unexpected; surprising

4

calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable

2

faltering; hesitation

2

mainly; primarily

3

immediate reply

1

to (an extent); up to; doesn't amount to doing ...; not significant enough to require ...; even if ...

1

what I want to say is ...; the fact of the matter is ...; none other than ...

1

so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here

17

master and servant; lord and retainer; employer and employee

1

to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare

2

presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch

2

several seconds

3

after

2

to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to

16

child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot

11

unfathomable; inestimable; immeasurable

1

jest; joke; funny story

2

next; then; after that

1

nightmare; bad dream

1

oh; yes; huh?; hm?

3

to burst into laughter

3

ha ha ha (laughter)

2

shout; yell; scream

2

to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in

2

angry voice

1

to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do

2

that's the way it is; such is life

6

to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)

8

evidence; proof

7

have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary

2

His Majesty the King

7

to tailor; to make (clothing); to train; to bring up; to make it seem like; to pass off

1

to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble

1

doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness

3

inheritance; succession; accession; share-alike

3

to make sure of; to ascertain; to confirm; to grasp

2

for this reason

3

to gain nothing; to be of no benefit; to be no use; to be unprofitable

1

end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring

1