jpdb beta

apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize

5

drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other

3

to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase

3

(in) my own way

1

apprehensions; misgivings; uneasiness; anxiety; fear

1

to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up

2

to switch (secretly); to substitute; to sidestep (an issue)

1

beyond expectation; contrary to expectations; unexpectedly

1

normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station

5

affirmation; affirmative (logic)

3

motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically

3

detached building; solitary house; room detached from main house; separation from; loss of interest in; independence of

7

smoothly; swimmingly; forthrightly; without hesitation

5

unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable

1

anger; wrath

4

we

2

humanity; human nature

1

calculation; computation; bill; check; consideration; allowance

1

many; numerous

1

war; fighting; fierce competition

3

to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake

1

scorched earth

1

to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)

3

prayer; supplication

3

myself; oneself; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to one's inferior)

1

(arch.) offering (to the gods, emperor, etc.); gift; sacrifice

1

to sacrifice oneself; to die a martyr

1

honesty; integrity; purity and unselfishness

2

agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning

5

supreme ruler; autocrat; dynast; high king

1

process; procedure; sequence; protocol; instruction

2

to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)

1

clay

1

to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger

2

to draw the conclusion that ...; to conclude

1

righteous government; just rule; easy method; simple approach; orthodox way; proper way

1

I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt

1

this one; this way; this method

1

head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host

2

satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)

6

to rest one's chin in one's hands

1

ill-natured; mean; nasty; sadistic; cruel; mean-spirited

1

presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch

2

to do (something) to spite (someone); to rebuke indirectly; to make an insinuation; to make a display of affection (for each other); to show off a relationship

2

to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base

4

bum; good-for-nothing; ne'er-do-well

1

turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling

3

one round; one circuit; one revolution; one lap; one turn

1

oh!; oh?; my!

6

not all bad; not as dissatisfied (or annoyed) as one would have others believe

1