jpdb beta

friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by

9

lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision

5

800; eight hundred; multitude; large number

1

to place in a row; to line up; to list; to enumerate; to talk a lot of nonsense; to tell a lot of lies

1

one's favourite party trick (favorite); one's specialty; No. 18; eighteenth; repertoire of 18 kabuki plays

1

to rush into; to surge into; to crowd into

1

my; our; one's own

3

people; citizens; subjects; folk

6

first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all

3

proud

1

distance; interval; gap; difference; estrangement

1

hostility; antagonism; opposition

1

perseverance; determination; tenacity; energy

2

tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable

10

world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign

1

thought; idea; ideology

1

even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...

2

wicked; evil

1

to fall for (someone's smooth talk); to be taken in (by honeyed words)

1

to expose to danger; to imperil; to jeopardize

1

but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just

1

opinion; view; comment

6

mighty; powerful

1

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

3

to affect; to impact; to influence

1

self-consciousness; self-awareness

1

straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank

2

to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on

2

thirty; 30

4

giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange

2

meaning; called; said

1

besides; moreover; in addition

1

to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet

2

there is no way that ...; easy; simple

1

followers; subordinates; being under someone's command

1

to tremble violently; to shudder up; to shake

1

preface; introduction; preamble

1

main question; real issue at hand

1

map

1

to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around

2

arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration

1

circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral

2

last night; yesterday evening

6

support; backing; aid; assistance

4

hostage

1

dominion; territory; possession

1

easternmost tip (point, extremity, etc.)

1

decision; determination

1

matter; item; facts

1

discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference

1