jpdb beta

indignation; resentment

1

unfinished; in progress

1

almost; nearly; close to

2

strongly hoping or requesting (of something that is difficult to be brought to fruition)

1

sit down; sit up; Sit! (to a dog)

1

existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no

1

married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)

1

salary; pay; medical care; treatment; advance preparation

4

trifles; minor details

1

crop; harvest; income; profits; loaded (e.g. intermodal containers in the transport industry)

1

to be knotty (of a tree, etc.); to be gnarled; to be rough and bony (hands, fingers, etc.); to be gnarled; to be knobby

1

subordinate work; assistant; servant

4

thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little

2

funeral

1

just one person; only one

1

to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends

5

location (of something); whereabouts; hiding place

2

lately; recently

1

tear gland; lacrimal gland

1

in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely

3

to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple

5

learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics

1

to be completely absorbed in; to fall for (something)

2

(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very

2

be inextricably involved; be in a sticky situation

1

frail; slender; feminine

1

to survive; to live long

2

absurd; unreasonable

2

great hurry; great haste; rush

1

trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence

2

to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; (arch.) to enjoy the beauty of; (arch.) to appreciate; (arch.) to admire

1

clever; intelligent; well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; (arch.) good (with words)

3

patronage; protection

3

escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing

1

pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)

1

the Inquisition

11

government service; the bureaucracy

8

ominous; sinister; (arch.) annoying; (arch.) appearing to be true; (arch.) plausible

1

name; title

1

gloomy; melancholy; dreary; depressed; dismal

2

the very thing; itself

4

correction (of fault, defect, flaw, etc.); remedy; rectification; redress; reform

1

being able to hear something (clearly); clearness of a sound; reputation; renown; impression (that something gives off); respectability

1

torture

3

incredibly brutal; gory; gruesome

1

sunlight

1

interrogation; hearing; trial

1

forte; strong point

3

evasion; excuse; subterfuge; runaround

1

teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine

1