jpdb beta

faint; swoon

3

cry; crying voice

1

unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously

4

stone bridge

3

corner; nook; recess

3

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

1

to fall prostrate

1

nursing; looking after

5

noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled

8

to increase; to grow

2

to occur; to happen

33

if possible; preferably; if circumstances allow

1

to lay waste; to devastate; to invade; to break into; to troll (e.g. web forums); to spam

4

to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way

7

retention; maintenance; preservation

2

power; authority; jurisdiction

1

to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way

2

to cease; to stop; to be over

4

for some (unspecified) reason

2

as we know

3

right to investigate; investigatory power

1

right to arrest; power of arrest

1

police; police officer; police station

7

indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions

3

in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)

2

(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means

3

mafia

2

connection; link; relationship

4

illegal; unlawful

1

means; way; measure

16

to be loath to; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of

1

tagged (esp. with a price); notorious; infamous; double-dyed

2

scoundrel; rascal; villain

3

newspaper

2

license; licence

1

having; holding; wear; durability; charge; expense

3

sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt

5

directions; instructions; orders; command

1

hostility; animosity; enmity

1

to glare at; to scowl at

4

to rush over; to run up to

6

to hold up in one's arms

1

to be present (esp. during a birth); to be witness to

1

speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise

4

medical

3

advice; counsel; suggestion; tip; hint

1

to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause

8

expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming

22

extensive; vast range; wide scope

2

degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent

13