jpdb beta

prop; stay; support; brace; fulcrum

1

to turn (one's face) away; to avert (one's eyes)

1

nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not

4

to be silent; to say nothing

2

to go past; to pass; to pass by

2

many; much; plenty; hardly

2

boys and girls

1

personal computer; PC

1

return; comeback; reinstatement; carriage return; CR

1

to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)

1

one's twenties

1

welcome home

1

face with no make-up; unpainted face; true face (of a country, celebrity, etc.); real face; sober face; sobriety

1

after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years

1

steel; steal (baseball, basketball)

1

emergency light; emergency lamp

1

each; every; all

6

canned food; tinned food; confining someone (e.g. so they can concentrate on work); being stuck in a confined space

2

holding a castle (during a siege); holing up; confinement (to one's home); staying at home; staying indoors

1

preparation; provision; guarding

1

taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven

1

matter of time; question of time

2

war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset

8

rescue; extricate; reclaim; deliverance

1

remains; traces; (the sorrow of) parting; end

2

unit; denomination; credit (in school); in units of (e.g. "in thousands"); in amounts of

1

breaking down; defeating; abolishing

1

commander; commanding officer; CO

3

to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by

1

at once; immediately; without delay; promptly

1

before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them

1

to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize

2

since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while

2

to drag in; to pull in

1

not only ... (but also); not just; as well as

1

(crime of) treason

1

to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on

1

to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate

1

to catch one's attention

2

slow; weak-headed

1

to have a lot on one's shoulders; to bear a lot of responsibility

1

guidance; lead; guide; primer; influence; connections

1

account of a dream; fantastic story; wild tale; empty dream

1

to meet (by chance); to come across; to run across; to encounter; to happen upon

1

this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence

3

general manager; director-general

1

bureau director; office chief

1

substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)

1

power; authority; jurisdiction

1

several years; a few years

1