jpdb beta

favoritism (esp. to relatives, associates, etc.); favouritism; nepotism

2

to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with

1

to hold one's breath; to bate one's breath

1

one's body; one's person; oneself; one's appearance; one's place (in society, etc.); one's position

1

place hidden from view; cover; shelter; hiding place

1

stealthily; secretly; in secret

1

tedious; boring; being fed up with

3

lukewarm; tepid; disagreeably warm (e.g. bath)

1

spokesperson; speaker (for someone); mouthpiece; voice (e.g. for the ordinary citizen)

1

lukewarm; tepid; half-hearted; vague; lenient; mild

4

to grow restive; to begin to act violently

1

older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy

1

to meddle (in someone's affairs); to poke one's nose into; to interfere; to make a pass (at someone); to hit on

1

to rage; to fly into a rage; to become furious

1

typhoon; hurricane

1

like; similar to; something like ...; someone like ...

1

damply; moistly; clammily; stickily

1

to become damp; to become moist; to become wet; to lack energy; to be in a slump; to be in low spirits

1

to blow against; to spray (paint, etc.; onto a surface)

2

number of soldiers

1

inferiority (e.g. numerical); inferior position; disadvantage; unfavorable situation; unfavourable situation

1

strategic withdrawal; strategic retreat

1

to assign; to allot; to allocate; to divide among; to distribute; to prorate

2

to take refuge in; to succeed in running away

1

to detest; to abhor; to loathe

1

dark; gloomy; overcast; heavy; leaden; dull

1

fine weather; fair weather

1

weather; fair weather; fine weather

1

early evening (usu. from 3pm to 6pm); dusk

1

to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished

1

starlight

1

to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)

1

generally; in general; widely; commonly; universally

1

second-year student; second-year pupil; biennial; biennial plant

3

technical training; professional education

1

course; curriculum

1

regularization; regularisation; getting up speed; proceeding at full tilt

1

to rustle (in the wind); to sway; to stir; to blow gently (of the wind); to blow softly

1

conversion (esp. of computer data); moving (a player to a different defensive position); conversion (in rugby or American football)

1

far from; anything but; not at all ... but rather ...; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention

3

(common) use (of a language, currency, etc.); current use; to be accepted (e.g. of a way of thinking); to work (of an excuse, trick, etc.); going in and out; entrance and exit

1

the same generation; coeval

2

top-class

2

timid; faint of heart

1

paradoxical

1

sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity

1

comment; criticism; critique; review

1

it says ...; it reads ...; ... is written

1

full operation (e.g. of a factory, machine, reactor); full strength; full speed

1

victory or defeat; victory and defeat

2