jpdb beta

magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell

46

mystery; mysteriousness; secret

1

few decades; many decades; several decades

1

protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation

3

under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)

2

to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire

14

protectorate

2

to become; to amount to

7

here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...

34

several years; a few years

1

civil war; insurrection; rebellion; domestic conflict

1

to appease; to suppress; to calm

1

good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result

16

also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise

10

ability; capability; competence; skill

1

to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)

10

-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now

10

to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover

3

rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk

5

leading actor; star; leading figure; central figure; key figure

1

magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly

2

middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart

4

to blaze; to burn brightly

1

things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that

21

that; those; the

19

beautiful; lovely; heartwarming; beautiful

16

skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament

3

flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion

2

spirit; soul; ghost

3

how many hours?

1

weight training; muscle training

2

wonderful; splendid; magnificent

4

economical; efficient; lean; compact

1

muscle

11

to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on

14

the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...

41

knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes

1

to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach

2

drink; beverage

1

smoothie

1

only; nothing but

12

to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress

6

appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of

6

hair (of the head)

1

glossy; bright; slick

1

nail; fingernail

1

beautiful woman

3

as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still

4

saying all one has to say (usu. negative, e.g. complaints, insults, etc.)

2

however; but

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