jpdb beta

protest; objection

1

to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind

2

to continue (to say)

1

Sierra Leone

1

diamond; diamond; infield; diamonds (suit)

1

mine (gold, coal, etc.)

1

(surprise) attack; assault; raid; charge

1

Africa

2

mercenary (soldier)

3

habit (usu. a bad one); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle

2

large-scale

2

stage (of a theatre, concert hall, etc.); stage performance; stage production; setting (of a story); scene; sphere (of activity)

2

preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)

2

schedule; program; programme; agenda

1

both hands; both arms; ten

4

to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around

4

huge; big; enormous

2

purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention; motive

3

cell; cell (in an organization, esp. a communist party)

1

simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive

1

to like; to prefer

1

to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to smile sweetly (at); to look fondly (at)

2

to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)

2

unnatural; artificial; affected; strained

1

to pause; to have a short intermission

1

student (esp. a university student)

3

guard; convoy; escort

4

counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow

3

speciality; specialty; special subject of study; sole interest; single focus; concentrating exclusively on

3

to smell; to smell of; to have a smell

3

to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by

4

to stiffen; to become stiff; to harden

2

technical skill; ability; capacity

1

reason; circumstances; grounds; because of; due to; as a result of

1

government body; government agency

2

among (them); of (them)

4

illegal; unlawful

2

engine; agency; organisation; system; facility

3

irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial

2

to pour on

2

to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew

3

you; I; me; oneself

5

to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop

2

automatic pistol

10

to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)

7

gun point; muzzle

10

brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows

1

to turn (towards); to face; to head to; to go towards; to allot; to allocate

13

bullet (from a rifle)

12

duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage

1