jpdb beta

saliva; spit; spittle

1

tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet

1

to collude (with); to conspire (with); to make friends with; to get along well with; to become intimate (with opposite sex); to establish a secret liaison (with)

1

raising a question; posing a problem; setting a hare running

1

approval; assent

2

always; all the time

4

to compete with; to vie for

1

proposal; motion; recommendation

1

to understand; to make out

1

to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone

1

relation; connection

1

rather than (do ...)

2

I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference

1

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

2

to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)

1

instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for

2

Serena

1

so what?; what of it?; and?; why do you ask?

1

foolish; stupid; silly

1

side; flank; profile; aspect; dimension

1

to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve; to transfer (phone call)

1

wartime

1

leader; guide; mentor; coach

1

postwar period; period after Second World War

1

sophistry; sophism

1

protest; objection

1

to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out

1

to say; to tell; to state; to do

1

civil war; insurrection; rebellion; domestic conflict

1

to be possible to occur

1

tomorrow; near future

1

to invade

2

to shun; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of (esp. one's health)

2

pressure

1

dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently; gloomily

2

to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly

1

follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot

2

although I say; although one might say; although called

2

various; a variety of; all sorts of; many (different)

1

territory; domain; dominion; possession

1

to make one's own; to take possession of

1

heyday; prime; one's glory; the height of one's prosperity

1

economy; economics; finance; (one's) finances; being economical; economy

1

to shed blood

1

furthermore; even more

2

(great mental) resources; quick brain; resourcefulness; good wits

2

strategy; tactics

1

to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped

1

underground resources

1

equivalence; equal value; parity; (logical) equivalence

1