jpdb beta

declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice

1

freedom; free man; free woman

1

to marry (of a woman); to become a bride; to marry into (a family); (arch.) to have sexual intercourse

4

rather than

2

whoever

1

cultivation; refinement; culture; education

1

license; licence

1

maximum preference; maximum priority; priority handling

1

yoke; constraints; oppression

5

working in the field in fine weather and reading at home in rainy weather; living in quiet retirement dividing time between work and intellectual pursuits

1

status elevation; upgrading; promotion

1

to let one's guard down

1

to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to

1

connection; relation

2

to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise

1

combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination

2

candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination

2

to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down

1

to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post

1

assistance; backing; reinforcements

1

to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)

1

blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)

1

getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate

1

suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go

1

usurpation

1

to seize (someone) by the collar; to grab (someone) by the scruff of the neck; to collar (someone)

1

toes; tips of the toes; toe of a shoe, sock, etc.

1

to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up

1

to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst

5

numerical value; numerics; reading (on a meter, etc.)

1

fundamental; basic

1

instead of; replacing; on behalf of

1

to say; to speak; to tell; to talk

2

to degenerate; to lapse into

1

carelessly (throwing, tossing, etc.); nonchalantly; casually

1

to disrupt; to ruin; to hinder; to thwart

1

disinheritance

1

national treasury

1

embezzlement; misappropriation; usurpation

1

to prohibit

2

medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic

2

adopted daughter; foster daughter

2

forcing; compulsion; coercion; pushing (to do)

1

to employ; to hire; to charter

1

rogue; thug; hoodlum; punk; racketeer

1

serious injury

1

excuse; explanation

1

I wish I had ...; I should have ...; it would have been better if I had ...

1

to love one another; to be affectionate towards each other; to have sex; to make love

1

to capture; to seize; to plunder

1