jpdb beta

castle (in place names); castle; fortress

5

garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area

1

iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast

3

fellow; mutual; companion; comrade

1

polish; refinement

1

peacetime; time of peace; ordinary times; normal times

1

rest; break; recess; intermission

3

on the same occasion; at the same time; coincidentally; along with; partly (to do, for)

1

main question; real issue at hand

1

one eyebrow

1

yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr

8

at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove

1

gesture; movement; action; acting; performance

1

buzz; hum; shake (with vigor); shaking

1

(it was) no bother at all; not at all; it was nothing

1

insight; power of observation

1

to drop one's shoulders

1

how; in what way; how about; questionable

2

to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience

2

important; momentous; essential; principal; major

2

taboo

1

head start; initiative; preemption

1

punch (with the fist); punching (a hole); hole punch; punch (drink); punch (in a song, speech, etc.); impact

1

we

5

gazing steadily at; observing (a person) closely; maintain a watch over

1

body blow (e.g. boxing)

1

to etch into one's mind; to remember well

1

best; vest

1

large-scale

1

hard to do

1

to injure; to damage; to kill; to hinder; to obstruct

1

right hook (e.g. in boxing, etc.)

1

to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged

1

to be careful; to pay attention; to take care

1

threat; menace

2

to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone

4

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

2

gap; space

1

to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to

1

to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter

1

to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan

1

slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.

1

help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace

1

compromise; giving in

1

taking the initiative

1

frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category

1

to insert; to put in (such that there is a snug fit); to have sex; to fuck; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to place a ring-shaped object around something (esp. one that restricts freedom, such as handcuffs)

1

riskiness; (level of) danger

1

smooth; meticulous; painstaking; detailed

1

care; attentiveness; attention; consideration (for others); solicitude

1