jpdb beta

childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate

1

symbol used in place of a censored word (e.g. blank, circle, X, asterisk); turn (in set-type proofing); upside-down character

1

(written) report

2

target

2

social status; social position

1

political and business circles; political and business establishment; politics and industry

1

influence; clout; leverage

1

gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance

1

upper class; upper echelons of society; the rich and powerful; the elite

1

gossip

1

development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life

1

student (esp. a university student)

1

lecture

1

professor; teaching; instruction

1

way of reciting; way of telling a story

1

sortie; sally; attack

5

to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in

1

grasping; seizing; holding; commanding; having control over

1

cause for headaches; pain in the neck; source of worry

1

antisocial; contrary to public order or morality; offensive; sociopathic; immoral; obscene

1

relative; relation

1

new species; new variety

1

transactions; dealings; business

1

degree of familiarity; popularity

1

manufacture; production

5

circulation (money, goods, etc.); distribution; circulation (air, water, etc.); ventilation; negotiable (e.g. shares); distributional

1

route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)

1

up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...

1

snatching; stealing; seizure; usurpation

1

school; sect; party

1

stronghold; citadel; headquarters

1

to bring (somebody into a place); to lead into

1

trader

1

legitimate occupation; honest business

1

whereabouts; place where one is; position; location

1

trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession

1

returning home

1

slum

1

unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident

1

siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement

2

intervention

2

trade; business; occupation; profession; job

1

influential person; man of importance

2

to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)

1

indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted

1

to request earnestly

1

to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass

1

just because; even if; even though

1

powerful person; influential person

1

scandal

1