jpdb beta

espionage

2

carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently

2

patient; unhurried; leisurely

1

comparatively; relatively; fairly; considering ...; for ...; despite ...

2

to slide; to glide; to slip; to skid; to be slippery; to fail (an examination); to lose (a position)

1

in succession; one after another

1

to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll

2

if one is unlucky; if one is careless

2

throwaway; disposable; single-use

2

to send in

3

to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)

5

to do without being seen (by); to do behind (someone's) back; to do without the knowledge of (e.g. one's parents)

1

public; official

1

to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan

2

detour; circumvention; turning movement

1

to have the personal support of (an influential person); to be under the patronage of

1

whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life

2

to be consistent; to be coherent

2

uncertain; doubtful; unreliable; unsteady; unclear; vague

1

unit (e.g. meters, grams, etc.); denomination; unit (i.e. one comprised of many); group; credit (in school, university, etc.); point

1

infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover

1

astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast

2

violence; assault; rough (handling, language, etc.); reckless; rape; sexual assault

1

oxygen (O)

1

lung

1

to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts

1

now that you say that; now that you mention it

1

to come down in the world; to fall low; to be ruined; to be reduced to poverty; to fall on hard times

1

unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom

1

(measuring) scale; rule; scale; scope; (musical) scale; weighing scale

1

admiration; being impressed (by)

1

to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below; to wedge; to play a wedge

1

to satisfy the requirements

1

willing (even) to do; prepared to do; ready to do; not mind doing

1

powerful person; influential person

1

violence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny; despotism

1

absurd; unreasonable; rash; reckless; excessive; immoderate

1

to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky

5

convenient; handy; useful

1

to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct

1

slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)

1

the big three ...

3

good(-tasting); nice; delicious; attractive (offer, opportunity, etc.); appealing; convenient

1

(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement

1

to show off; to flaunt

1

hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member

1

child; children

3

selling oneself (into bondage; esp. of a prostitute); selling out (to a competitor); selling off

1

to live through; to survive

1

cool; calm; composed; all right; fine; OK

1