jpdb beta

dark night; moonless night

1

to collect; to assemble; to gather

4

to prove; to verify

1

to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger

3

nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty

2

to try to unsettle someone; to throw off balance

1

to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)

1

obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit

1

probable; likely

1

majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly

1

to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at

1

wind direction; situation; way things are going; mood; temper

1

to fix (a time, date, etc.); to set; to expect; to hope for; to resolve (to do); to decide upon

2

oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)

1

confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)

1

to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)

1

dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt

1

as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible

1

to attract interest; to arouse someone's interest

1

to propose; to suggest

1

of course; certainly; naturally

1

unconditional

1

right (to do something); authority; power

5

not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover

2

blasphemy; curse; profanity; sacrilege; desecration

2

claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention

7

to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up

1

to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve

1

to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by

5

(period of) a year; during an era

2

respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor

1

to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself

2

to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable

3

fault; error; indiscretion; faux pas

2

all people; everybody; ten thousand people

1

persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency

1

to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from

2

to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce

1

political measures; policy

1

old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago

2

as is habit; the way life normally is

1

appointment; assignment; promotion

2

innovative; liberal; reformist; progressive

1

obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of restaurants)

1

old retainer

10

to leave as is; to let alone; to disregard

1

person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute

4

opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery

1

by means of; due to; because of; according to

1

foundation; root; basis; root and trunk

2