jpdb beta

obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction

2

to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)

4

military force; military strength

2

background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)

1

demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire

1

to thrust before; to thrust at

1

to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire

3

common people; ordinary people; masses

1

to lay the blame on; to put the fault on

2

to impress (someone)

1

agreement; concurrence; conformance; compliance

1

killing two birds with one stone

1

lawfulness; propriety; reasonableness; appropriateness; legality; legitimacy

2

to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)

1

living witness

1

nasal discharge; nasal mucus; snot; booger; bogey

1

to rub on; to rub against; to wipe on; to lay the blame on

1

discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude

2

to convey one's thoughts

1

not necessarily; not entirely; not altogether

1

to provide (a person) with a bodyguard

1

don't worry; there's no need to worry

1

first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being

3

outskirts; environs (of a city); surrounding area; surroundings

2

to go back

2

to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace

2

number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout

8

to meddle; to poke one's nose into; to interfere; to make a pass at; to flirt with; to make a move on

1

to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)

1

five-toed (socks); top 5 (counting with fingers)

3

at will

3

secret investigation; private enquiry; private inquiry; reconnaissance; scouting

1

to explain the situation

1

cold; frigid; bracing; dignified

1

exploitation; overuse; abuse

1

ring finger; third finger; fourth finger (in piano-playing); fourth toe

2

all one's wisdom; (lit.) bag (full) of wisdom; the brains (of a group); the smart one; fount of wisdom

1

plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice

1

loveable; very likeable; like very much

1

to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall

1

severe criticism; damnation

1

to serve; to work for; to attend

9

to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)

2

to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out

1

abyss; ravine

6

to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)

4

eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality

2

to age; to grow old

1

young person; youth; young

2

(having) life-and-death power (over)

1