jpdb beta

wealthy person; millionaire

1

wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do

2

to accuse somebody; to charge someone

3

as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")

1

insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)

2

(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all

1

to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)

1

line

1

to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow

1

there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there

5

to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)

1

contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...

1

throat; singing voice

1

to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp

4

sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing

2

advice; warning

1

quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful

1

to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square

2

calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind

1

anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation

1

to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done

2

perfection; thoroughness; consummation

2

finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little

1

single word; a few words; brief comment

1

decision; determination; resolution

1

thirst for blood; bloodlust; determination to kill

3

to tie; to restrain; to confine; to bind; to fasten

1

to moan; to groan

2

to throw away

1

to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around

1

to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at

7

hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit

1

to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across

1

levelling of ground (for construction); preparation of soil (for planting)

1

sports ground; playing field; playground

2

to get away without consequences; to get off scot-free

1

having wounds all over one's body; being wounded all over; receiving a drubbing; being subjected to a barrage of criticism

1

to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)

1

short sword; dagger; stiletto; hour hand (of a clock)

5

uneasy; unsure; unreliable; untrustworthy; (arch.) nervous; (arch.) impatient

1

miniature

1

replica

1

to unsheathe

1

just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that

1

complete change; about-face

1

different person; another person; someone else; changed man

1

somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of

1

to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)

2

to kick out (e.g. someone from a house)

1

shin; shank; lower leg

2