jpdb beta

spy; spying

1

successive generations; successive emperors

1

leading; foremost; preeminent; outstanding; one of the best

1

to roar; to thunder; to become well known; to become famous; to pound (of one's heart); to throb

3

to be interested in; to take an interest in; to care about

2

to instigate; to tempt; to entice; to incite

1

kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer

1

reason; significance; cause; piece of information that one has heard; I hear that ...; it is said that ...

1

if one is unlucky; if one is careless

2

war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset

1

to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)

5

worst; worst-case (scenario)

1

both; (not) either

1

to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to

5

to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to think of (a far-off person, place, etc.); to cast one's mind to; to worry about; to feel anxious about

1

humanity; empathy; kindness; human nature; common sense; customs and manners

1

kind; cordial; hospitable; serious (of an illness)

2

strong point; merit; virtue; advantage

2

defect; demerit; weak point; disadvantage

1

to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct

1

to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate

1

blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace

1

entrusting (everything to); leaving (a matter) entirely with

2

any more; anymore; any further; any better; any longer

6

where to?; whither?

1

armchair; chair with arm rests; senior staff

1

thin (paper, cloth, porcelain, etc.); of thin make; superficial (knowledge, critique, etc.); shallow; slight wound; slight cut

1

to put on (coat, gown, etc.)

4

a touch (of sadness, unease, etc.); a tinge (of); a hint (of); a smear (of paint, ink, etc.); one stroke (of a brush)

1

cruelty; coldheartedness; relentless; ruthless

2

successful execution; accomplishment; completion; fulfillment; carrying through

3

to flutter (e.g. a flag); to wave; to reverberate (e.g. thunder); to resound

1

at that time; in those days; at that moment; then

2

not knowing at all (that); without the slightest idea (that); completely unaware (that)

1

eraser; rubber

1

painting all over; covering in paint

1

a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many

12

full of; brimming with

2

saying; maxim; aphorism; proverb

1

bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy

5

beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially

2

unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful

5

to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into

1

intolerable; unbearable; tremendous; out of this world; cannot help (doing); cannot but do

3

staring-out (down) game; game in which two children looking at each other try to make the opponents laugh first; constant looking at something (e.g. the computer screen, the clock)

2

stone; rock; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); (round) game piece

1

one day; (on) a certain day

1

to sit on a seat

1

four people

6

straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied

3