jpdb beta

(stare or glare with) scornful eyes; reproachful eyes; disgusted eyes

3

to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject

1

evil spirits of rivers and mountains

1

to sit (down)

6

arrogance; insolence; disrespect

2

at will

1

compromise plan

1

usurpation

1

to compile; to bring together; to weave; to put together; to bring to a conclusion; to wrap up

2

time; labour; labor

1

duration; continuance; survival; persistence; retention

1

suppression; repression; subjugation

1

to frown; to scowl

1

daring; fearless; intrepid; bold; tough

3

near one's knee; (by) one's side; (at) one's hand; place under the protection (of one's parents, etc.); (under) the care (of); territory of a powerful person

1

megalopolis; megacity; supercity

3

impossible to understand; impossible to decipher

4

confusion; distraction; derangement

1

reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense

1

lips

5

cause of offense; cause of offence; annoyance; spasms; convulsions; cramps

3

to force someone to clamp with their teeth; to force into someone's mouth (e.g. a gag); to wedge into a space; to inflict (a blow); to deal (a hit); to pull (a joke)

1

one way or the other; either way

1

royalty

6

tens of thousands

2

to support (a theory, claim, etc.); to back up; to substantiate; to prove

1

management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons

1

sour (expression); (lit.) as if having swallowed a bitter bug

1

expulsion; ousting; ejection; dismissal; banishment

1

to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block

5

to take (someone) away; to carry off; to abduct; to kidnap

2

to come back

2

meaning; point (e.g. of a statement); gist; goal; intent; object

1

to think out; to devise; to invent; to begin to think; to come up with a plan

2

last resort

1

extremely; in the extreme; knows no bounds (e.g. rudeness); boundless (e.g. universe, ocean); limitless

3

to go ahead; to proceed; to carry on

1

to experience chest pain; to have a pain in one's chest; to feel sick at heart; to have one's heart ache; to be anguished

2

heartbroken thoughts; heartrending grief; overwhelming sorrow

1

thought; idea; ideology

1

to cross; to intersect; to associate with; to mingle with; to have a sexual relationship; to copulate

1

incompatible; (going together) like oil and water

1

sooner or later

1

approval; endorsement

3

how; in what way

1

carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky

2

to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch

10

explanation; excuse; clarification; vindication; apology

1

conversation; conference (usu. between important people); discussion; interview

4

to give up on; to turn one's back (on); to abandon; to forsake; to dump (e.g. romantic partner)

1