jpdb beta

next day

3

relative; relation; kin

2

perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance

3

unnecessary trouble brought upon oneself; stirring up a hornet's nest

1

serves you right!

2

rioters; mob; insurgents

1

to be in danger of; to be liable to; to be at risk of

1

umbrella; parasol; something shaped like an umbrella or a conical hat; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap

1

capture; seizure

1

just cause; good reason; pretext; duty (to one's country, sovereign, etc.)

1

plentifully; amply; loosely; with room to spare; a good (e.g. two weeks, ten kilometres); a full

7

to rule; to govern; to reign over; to subdue; to suppress; to quell

2

private army

1

group; body; party; company; troupe; gang

1

underwater; behind closed doors; behind the scenes; below the surface

1

one month

3

to cause harm (to)

1

as one pleases; self-indulgently; freely; without restraint; at will

3

pasturing (e.g. cattle); letting (an animal) run loose; letting (someone) do as they please; leaving (something) to take its own course; letting (an issue) go unchecked

1

to be possible; to be conceivable; to be likely; to be probable

1

to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct

2

enough about ...

2

ending; quitting; closing; ending before one had time to do something one wanted or intended to

1

eye-witness; witness

1

reservation; putting on hold; deferment; withholding

1

important person

5

that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such

2

nagging; critical; talkative; gossipy

1

to link (information, accounts, etc.); to associate; to connect

1

knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice; tap; click (e.g. of a retractable pen or mechanical pencil)

1

to make tea

1

with a sting; with a tingle; nervously; tensely; with a rip; with a ripping sound

3

herbal tea; herb tea; tisane

3

to make (tea, coffee, etc.); to brew a beverage (with hot water)

1

to put in tune

2

to ask a question; to begin to ask a question

1

meeting; assembly; association; conjunction

6

percussion; tapping; examining by percussion; sounding out (someone's intentions); making an approach (about)

4

by today; before the day is over

2

next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to

1

to get someone to say; to make someone say

1

to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)

8

branch (of a river); tributary; branch; offshoot; something not mainstream

1

taking no notice of; paying no attention to

1

direct descent; direct line

1

to be similar (to); to be akin (to); to be like

1

even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on

1

bedtime

2

almost every day; almost daily

2

to keep in contact (e.g. by phone, mail, etc.); to keep in touch

1