jpdb beta

to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off

2

proposal; offer; report; proposition; notice; request

1

to gain an advantage; to enjoy an advantage; to turn the tables (on)

2

maybe; could be; might

4

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

11

independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation

1

one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start

3

state; country; nation

8

all; every

4

wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane

1

subordinate; underling; henchman; minion

1

allied nation; ally; Central Powers (in WWI)

1

sovereignty; supremacy; dominion

1

absorption; suction; attraction

1

realistic; pragmatic

1

judgment; judgement; divination; judgement

11

right; correct; proper; righteous; just

10

originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful

2

mutual enemies

1

to betray; to turn traitor (to); to double-cross; to disappoint; to let down

4

confidence; trust; faith; credit

3

danger; peril; hazard; risk

19

helper; assistant; help; assistance

1

rear garden; back yard

1

roof

1

washing; laundry; relaxation; rejuvenation; melting away (of worries, fatigue, etc.)

1

because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly

14

report; paper; reportage

2

to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint

9

spare time; free time; time (it takes to do something); time required; time off; leave; dismissal

5

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

1

shoe rack (at an entrance); shoe cupboard; shoe cubby

1

horizontal (as opposed to vertical); side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside; aside

1

to go; to come; to lose; to be defeated; to be stumped (by); to be at a loss; to visit (a shrine, grave, etc.)

7

to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate

1

calamity; misfortune; disaster

1

making use of; application; practical use; operation (esp. of a boat); steering

5

implementation (e.g. of a feature); installation (of equipment); mounting; packaging

1

an instant; a split second; no time at all; (lit.) time of an "ah!"

1

state-of-the-art; cutting-edge

1

machine tool

2

construction; framework; erection; assembly; organization; organisation

1

efficiency

5

to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well

1

promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule

4

oh; right; I see; OK; gotcha

5

seven o'clock

2

common gull (Larus canus); gull (Laridae spp.); seagull

1

(public) park

2

confession (to a crime, wrongdoing, etc.); admission; professing one's feelings (to someone one wants to go out with); declaration of love; profession (of faith); confession (of sins)

11