jpdb beta

in some cases; sometimes; on occasions

1

governor; leader; ruler

1

to rise in revolt; to raise the standard of revolt

1

equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent

6

courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness

3

calculation; self-interest; selfishness

1

to fling off; to throw off; to cast aside; to abandon; to throw to the winds

1

thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected

7

to criticize harshly; to blame; to accuse; to urge; to press

2

to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort

3

(not even) a bit of; (not even) a hint of; (not) an iota of

1

to stop (plug) one's ears

1

bad habit; vice

2

preface; introduction; preamble

7

(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place

3

at any moment (now); at any minute; on the verge of (doing); just about to

1

papier mâché; something that looks good superficially

1

to settle down; to get a steady job; to marry and raise a family; to attire oneself; to outfit oneself

1

well aware of; know thoroughly; being familiar with (and thus feeling no need for restraint)

1

cloth to wipe the sweat off

1

(on) one's own; (by) oneself

1

to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder

3

to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)

6

bounce; spring; momentum; impetus; moment; instant

1

to be disheartened; to lose heart; to be sprained; to be snapped; to be broken

2

halfwit; blockhead; fool

1

to rage; to be fierce; to be excited

1

place to go; destination

2

one portion; one serving; adult; grown-up; fully fledged; established

1

to be overcome with emotion

2

to cover one's face

3

half the body; half length

2

feces (esp. animal); excrement; dung

1

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

2

sophism; chop logic; far-fetched argument; quibble; cavil; argument for argument's sake

1

to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)

3

unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to

1

exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)

3

truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance

2

impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag

2

unthinkable; unexpected; outrageous; offensive

2

shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext

2

father-in-law; foster father; stepfather

18

to smile (at); to grin (at)

1

to perceive; to understand

1

sense of duty (obligation)

1

small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit

5

any number of times

1

to wait for one's punishment; to wait before one gets what's coming to one; (lit.) to wash one's neck and wait (i.e. for one's beheading)

1

anyone can see that; it's obvious that

1