jpdb beta

we

3

miniature garden

5

declaration; proclamation; announcement

13

come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see

37

to choose; to select

1

-less; lacking; non-existing

1

people; populace; masses

5

stupid

1

choices; alternatives; options

2

two

3

obedience; submission; resignation

1

idleness; inactivity

2

to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny

1

to be ruined; to go under; to perish; to be destroyed

1

one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary

4

aggression; invasion; raid

1

actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set

1

direct; immediate; personal; firsthand

8

ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity

18

extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of

22

to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded

3

silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction

8

contrastive

2

cheer; shout of joy

1

to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)

10

indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission

1

exactly opposite (of)

3

sentiment; emotions; one's feelings; one's heart

5

difference; variation; difference

1

to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known

1

for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now

4

curious onlookers; rubbernecks

4

to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol

9

small; little; tiny

2

to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)

9

suddenly; abruptly; deliberately; slowly; gently

5

apathetic; lackadaisical; spiritless; physically weak; feeble; effeminate

1

first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole

8

at first; at the outset; to begin with; as a first step

1

shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext

1

pulverization; pulverisation; smashing; demolishing

2

in this manner; in this way; like this

1

to talk; to chat; to chatter

7

building

3

to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know

3

immediately following

7

to raise overhead

7

right foot; right leg

3

wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

10

to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into

6