jpdb beta

sly; cunning; crafty

3

to let one's guard down

1

suppression (e.g. of free speech); force-out

2

originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful

3

groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.); trying to find

1

to compare and contrast two alternatives; to weigh the relative merits of A and B; to weigh one's options; to try to have it both ways; to try to sit on two stools

1

(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all

2

to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful

1

tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard

1

to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)

3

to select; to pick out

1

to accuse somebody; to charge someone

3

sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable

2

that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that

10

way; method; means; resource; course

1

riches; wealth; resources; lottery

1

to covet; to crave; to lust insatiably for; to indulge in; to devour greedily

3

punishment; penalty

1

foreign country

3

food; foodstuff; prey; victim

2

court lady; lady-in-waiting

1

to bow; to worship; to receive; to see

1

chamberlain

2

no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than

3

be (that) as it may; having said that

4

a quarrel; argument

1

to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close

1

to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up

5

blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings

4

purification ceremony (performed with water); ritual purification; ablutions

4

to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove

2

other; another; over; more than; I; me

3

expulsion; ousting; ejection; dismissal; banishment

3

ancient Chinese sacrificial ritual

7

ceremony; matter; affair; with regard to; as for

11

to hold a ceremony

2

next day; following day

1

flashiness; showiness; brilliance; bloom; flowers

7

multistoried building

7

attendance; serving

2

to make an appearance; to show up

3

throne

6

polite; respectful; reverent

2

desire to act only in one's self-interest; selfish desires

1

lawless people; gang; malcontents; recalcitrants

1

centrifuge

5

oh; yes; huh?; hm?

4

doubt; skepticism; scepticism; disbelief

1

to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on

4

conspiracy; collusion; complicity

1