jpdb beta

clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect

7

old or key retainer

2

a few years later

1

hard problem; person hard to please; hard nut to crack

1

to see through; to see the true nature of something

1

your Excellency; his Excellency; her Excellency

12

to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply

1

important position; strategic point; important point; main point; essentials

6

to talk; to carry meaning

2

clique; faction

4

confrontation; opposition; antagonism

3

to snarl (at each other); to growl (angrily); to quarrel; to fight; to argue

1

intensification; aggravation

1

day by day; by the day; (arch.) daily; (arch.) every day

4

clap (sound of wooden clappers); chop vigorously; slight movement (e.g. poke, small bird alighting); the end; originally end of a play, marked by clap of clappers; dot (esp. typographical)

1

fondly; admiringly; with fascination; with adoration; with enchantment

2

sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning

1

in order to be(come)...; since it amounts to...; since it is advantageous to...

1

to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard

4

to throw away; to abandon

1

intelligent; wise; bright; brilliant; clear-sighted

16

lower floor; downstairs; bottom of the stairs; foot of the stairs

6

to make tea

1

well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...

5

see you later; goodbye; sincerely

1

rather; better

2

to become pregnant

1

to be stripped of all one's clothes; to lose everything one has

1

road; street; avenue

1

close associate; close aide; brains-truster

4

over a wall; crossing a fence

1

to well up; to burst; to arise

4

this or that person; anybody; many people

1

that sort of; like that

1

to support; to back up; to revive (e.g. a company); to boost (e.g. morale); to bring up; to raise

1

state of things; state of affairs; condition; situation; circumstances

1

to hack; to chop (firewood, meat, etc.); to chop off (e.g. a head)

3

well; in good health; safe; free from accident

3

to hold back others from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage

3

to trample down; to tread on; to ignore; to spurn

2

only son

2

if I (we, etc.) could

3

reverse movement; retrogression; going backwards; retrogradation; retrogression

1

fate; fortune

2

improper; immodest; disgraceful; shameful; vulgar; low

1

malicious gossip; backbiting; speaking ill behind someone's back

1

front tooth

1

brothers and sisters; siblings

2

very improbable; vanishingly unlikely; only with a miracle

1

to slip down; to slide down; to glide down

1