jpdb beta

beginning; outset; first; onset

7

exhausted; tired; withered; worn out; boiling until shapeless or mushy; tediously

1

forcibly; against one's will

2

just as one thought; as usual; sure enough

4

(piece of) rope; ordinary method

2

not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect

4

successive generations; successive emperors

3

to tremble violently; to shudder up; to shake

1

passion; temper; irritability

1

alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume; different name; other name

5

lightning; thunder; god of thunder; god of lightning; anger; fit of anger

1

finally; at last; ultimately; in the end

5

to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on

3

to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess

3

violently; without holding anything back; firmly; resolutely

2

to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out

6

something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...

24

government official

12

sanction; approval

1

autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication

3

suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy

3

interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)

8

to be interested in; to take an interest in; to care about

1

human being; human; person; character (of a person)

16

difficult to ...; hard to ...

4

easily bored; quick to lose interest; fickle; capricious

1

to attack; to assault; to assail

1

direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...

13

to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend

7

rest; break; recess; intermission

3

scone

2

to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on

22

sulky look; sullen look

1

confections; sweets; candy; cake

1

temptation; allurement; lure; enticement; seduction

1

to win; to gain victory

4

lady attendant; lady's maid; waiting maid

7

black tea

2

cake served with tea; teacake

1

to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use

3

chatting; idle talk

1

if you think about it; come to think of it

2

previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance

6

should do; ought to do

1

liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity

12

to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)

3

I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that

30

human; human-like; as a person

1

and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time

3

reply; answer

1