jpdb beta

boss; leader; kingpin; chief; head (e.g. of a crime syndicate)

2

henchman; follower; (arch.) adopted child

2

leavings; leftovers

3

necessary evil

1

showing no signs of; there being no hint of; (arch.) unthinkable

1

desire for improvement (in social standing, etc.); ambition to rise in the world

1

mobilization; mobilisation

1

rough estimate; sloppy accounting; slapdash bookkeeping

1

collection (of fees, taxes, etc.); levy

1

guild

1

complete change; reform; restoration; remodeling; remodelling; renewal

1

amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover

1

because; the reason why is

1

dew; tears; (not) a bit; (not) at all

1

urban area; urban district

1

prime of one's working life

1

(living) from hand to mouth; living on the fringe of subsistence

1

poor village

2

farmwork

1

to go out (of a fire, etc.); to die out (before burning to ash); to fall through (of plans, etc.); to fizzle out; to come to nothing

1

to dam up; to hold back; to keep back; to stem (an activity); to check (e.g. progress)

2

to coax; to cajole; to wheedle; to roll up and put into (something); to bundle up

2

decree; directive

4

lack of words; being tongue-tied; suppressing what you want to say

1

scribble; scrawl

1

deadline; closing; cofferdam; closed (door, window, etc.)

1

being out of time; passing the deadline; time-out

1

at a proper time; at a suitable occasion; at the correct moment; when the time is right

1

celebration; celebratory event; congratulatory gift; tip; gratuity

2

tomboy; rebounding; recovery; repercussions; rashness; incautiousness

1

maintenance of public order; maintaining security

3

widow

1

to draw in; to attract

1

childhood

2

to grow wild; to run to waste; to become rough (of art, craft, etc.); to lose refinement; to intensify (of wind, rain, etc.); to become more severe

1

public order; public peace; public security; law and order

9

anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone

1

mass-market segment; main (e.g. price range); largest (e.g. age group)

1

(young) hoodlum; delinquent boy; small-time yakuza; brat; little shit

2

to drag in; to pull in

1

lack of experience

1

reserves (esp. troops); reserve army; potential members of some group (e.g. the elderly); people at risk (e.g. of a medical condition); wannabees

1

tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance

1

weakening

1

course correction; trajectory change; orbital adjustment

3

at the same time; concurrently; simultaneously; coinciding (with)

1

honorary title

1

eyes of a predator; keen eyes; (lit.) eyes of a cormorant, eyes of a hawk

1

to engrave an inscription; to call (designate) itself; to mark; to label

2

(excessive) flattery; smarminess; fawning

2