jpdb beta

contempt; scorn

1

proud; lordly

1

in that way; like that; that way

2

reluctantly; unwillingly

3

magical powers; supernatural powers; spell; charm

10

to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter

1

first meeting; first interview with

1

to gain experience; to get accustomed (with something)

1

connection; pull

1

to tip off (e.g. the police); to inform (on); to squeal; to rat

1

occupation; profession; job; vocation; career; trade

2

in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start

1

to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about

2

power; might; authority; influence

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to settle peacefully; to work out peacefully; to come to an amicable solution; to become reconciled

1

because

2

one line; one stretch (e.g. of road); earnest; resolute; (arch.) one bloodline; (arch.) one clan

1

since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while

3

to keep silent

1

direction; trend; directionality; directivity; goal; aim

1

wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen

5

overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest

3

side; flank; profile; aspect; dimension

1

surprise attack

1

directly opposite; right in front

1

slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble

2

brute force approach (esp. in a video game)

1

normal practice; proper practice

1

prosperity; bustle; activity; crowd; turnout

5

success; boom; being well-attended (of an event); prosperity

1

easy to do; apt to do; prone to do; liable to do

1

to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax

3

one's say; one's point; one's case; complaint; objection; grievance

3

to explain away (a mistake, failure, etc.); to make excuses for; to gloss over; to talk one's way out of

1

to leave something as it is

1

hard; tough; hardware; hard disk (drive)

2

one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission

1

holding out a little longer

1

to twine; to get tangled; to be involved (e.g. of money in a matter); to get involved (in); to pick a quarrel (with); to find fault (with)

10

research institute; (research) laboratory

1

obstinate; inflexible; thickheaded

2

deportation; expulsion from the country

1

to correct oneself; to restate

1

thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances

1

to have an interest (in)

3

affectation; showiness; pretence

1

well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable

1

poor people; the poor

22

disused road; abandoned road

3

assembly hall; meeting place; venue; site; grounds

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