jpdb beta

self-defense

1

approval

1

in the end; at the end of the day

1

legal; lawful; legitimate; law-abiding; in order

1

in general; on the whole; for the most part; by and large; almost all

1

nihilistic

1

ordinary; average; common; normal; like the average person; like most people

1

seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up

2

emptiness; hollowness; vacancy; inanity; pointlessness; meaninglessness

1

hence; for that reason

1

if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say

1

hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible

2

established reputation

1

to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign

3

of bad omen; ill augur; boding evil; bad fortune

1

to pour water (into); to dilute with water; to hinder; to hamper; to throw cold water on

1

to summon; to get used to call

1

bookshelf

1

storage; putting or stowing away; receipt (of funds, payment, etc.); harvesting

1

safe; strongbox; cashbox; depository; cash office; treasury

13

to draw in; to attract

1

this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent

3

to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish

2

to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker

1

to have an eye for

2

destination; whereabouts; future; prospects

1

forked road; crossroads

1

generally speaking; in a broad way

1

to become complicated

1

in that respect; on that point; in that regard

1

route; road; distance travelled in a day; one's ... (age, e.g. 40s, 60s)

1

choice

1

assassin

3

selection; making a choice; sifting; decision to adopt or reject

1

passing; (person) who happens to pass by; (place) that one happens to pass by; casual (e.g. romance); momentary

1

rape; sexual assault

1

greed; worldly or materialistic desires

1

to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become hoarse; to become impure (of a heart, society, etc.); to be corrupted

1

everyone; one and all

1

to chip; to nick; to break; to lack

1

ending; quitting; closing; ending before one had time to do something one wanted or intended to

1

better safe than sorry; one should err on the side of caution

1

to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)

2

place where one works; construction site; working area

1

clerk; (bureau, post-office) staff

1

land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap

1

office worker; salaried worker; white-collar worker

1

time one returns home

1

room number

1

leaving (e.g. work at end of day); withdrawal (e.g. from a noble's or superior's presence); exit (e.g. from a market)

1