jpdb beta

clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely

1

hey!; oi!; ahoy!; I; me

1

heir; inheritor; successor

7

to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)

1

may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly

3

it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that

1

to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize

2

violent emotion; passion; fury

1

to make a fist; to clench one's fist

1

to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with

1

promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)

3

definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness

2

for oneself; for one's own sake; on one's own account

2

how long; how much; to what extent

4

streaming (of tears); pouring; pouring (of rain or sweat)

2

to shed tears

2

to bear; to endure

5

to cling

1

to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down

1

always; at any time

1

personnel selection

1

doing (with resolve); carrying out (e.g. a plan)

3

middle of the night; dead of night

3

few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom

1

declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice

1

appetizer; starter; hors d'oeuvre

1

to act as an agent for; to intermediate; to announce (someone's arrival); to answer (the door, the phone); to convey (a message)

1

preface; introduction; preamble

1

snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)

1

doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion

2

to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)

1

armed might; military power; the sword; force

1

to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress

1

to be able to manage somehow or another

2

no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than

4

adult (esp. person 20 years old or over); grownup; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)

2

regency; regent

1

to plan; to form a plan; to scheme; to envision; to intend to do

1

to press forward; to forge ahead; to push on

1

ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery

2

sense of impending crisis; sense of danger

1

something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another

3

sweet words; smooth talk; cajolery; flattery; sycophancy

1

as one promised

2

ambitious person

1

to drag into; to pull into; to lure inside; to win over; to entice into

1

passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle

8

western edge (e.g. of city); west side

1

(time of) emergency; (in) event of emergency; (in) case of emergency

1

way out; means to escape; escape route

1