jpdb beta

reigning; controlling; dictating

1

able; capable; competent; talented; efficient

1

to lead someone around by the nose

1

to be born (with); to be born (to be); to be destined

1

circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances

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to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one

2

herself; she herself

1

longevity; long life

1

expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture

4

splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight

3

to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross

4

prince; duke

1

seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand

1

to shoot dead; to bring down (an animal); to win (a prize, someone's heart, etc.); to make one's own

1

to fail; to blunder; to make a mess; to drink up; to eat up

1

woman well past her prime; matron well-advanced in age

1

present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing

1

audience (with a superior, e.g. nobility)

1

accession to the throne; enthronement

1

ceremony; rite; ritual; service

1

to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)

5

incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person

1

son (of others); boy; young master; green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world

1

first impression

1

particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information

5

hey; say; look

2

to overdo; to go too far; to go to excess

1

intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)

2

capital crime; crime resulting in a death penalty

1

bill (law); measure

1

name (esp. on a deed, contract, etc.); moral duty; justification; pretext

1

to instigate; to tempt; to entice; to incite

1

spurious letter; apocryphal book; forgery

1

shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted

1

that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so

3

robust; brawny; muscular; strong; sturdy

1

whispering; murmuring; subdued

2

forward; frontward; ahead; rectangular front

4

poor excuse (of a); nearly non-existent; barely sufficient; token (effort, etc.); symbolic

1

front garden; front yard; vestibule (of the ear)

2

stone statue

2

to need; to call for; to require

3

bush; shrub

3

gravel path; gravel road

1

promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)

1

nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion

2

speech; expression; wording; language

1

to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)

9

to turn over; to turn around; to change (one's mind); to reverse (one's decision); to fly (flag, etc.); to wave (skirt, cape, etc.)

2

head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major

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