jpdb beta

lavish feast; splendid banquet; corporate largess; lavish hospitality

2

prompt efficiency; immediate effectivity

2

pitch-dark; pitch-black; completely dark; very bleak (future); utterly hopeless

1

whisper; murmur

2

storage room; storeroom; lumber room

1

omission; leaving out; abbreviation; abridgment; abridgement

1

stronghold; citadel; base (of operations); headquarters

1

confinement; imprisonment; incarceration

7

to make contact

2

for a long time; since long ago; always; already; far in advance (e.g. reservation)

1

haze (esp. in spring); mist; dimness (of sight)

1

this

1

to change (to); to switch (to); to be replaced (by)

1

perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly

1

immigration; emigration; immigrant; emigrant

1

hideout; secret base of operations; safe house

6

falling into a doze; dozing off; nodding off

1

rear gate (esp. of castle); back entrance; (opponent's) weak point; (arch.) force attacking the rear of a castle; (arch.) official in charge of imprisoning offenders

1

one-on-one fighting sport (without weapons); combat sport; martial art

1

sadness; sorrow; grief

1

chain; series; connection; linkage

1

bad; evil

1

breaking down; defeating; abolishing

1

evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy

1

apt remark; wise saying

1

how; in what way; in what manner

1

recapture; retaking; recovery; taking back

1

little while; short time; (arch.) an hour; half-hour; half an hour

1

detour; roundabout way

1

trackless path

1

picnic; outing; hike

1

travelling (a long and difficult journey) on foot; walking (all the way) across; travelling through; travelling all over (e.g. a country); visiting all the major locations (of a region, etc.)

1

seeing (with the naked eye); observation; visual inspection

1

head; chief; leader; the greatest (of all the ...)

1

successive generations; successive emperors

1

influential person; man of importance

1

assailant; marauder

1

warning; alarm; alert

1

attentive; cautious; careful; watchful

1

to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at

1

these guys; these fellows

1

moratorium; period of grace; extension (of time, e.g. to make payments); postponement (of social responsibility); immaturity; not having developed emotional maturity

1

to be settled; to be brought to an end

1

to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick

1

misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune

1

eternal slumber; everlasting rest; death

1

making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi

3

exit and entrance

2

cleaning up (enemy remnants); sweeping clean (of opponents); mopping up

1

sense of urgency; feeling of high tension

1