jpdb beta

pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead

1

competitive relationship; rivalry

1

munitions industry; war industry

3

to be profitable; to yield a profit

2

not funny; not a laughing matter; not a joke

3

employee; worker

2

customer; client; client company; business connection; trade partner

5

to hack; to chop (firewood, meat, etc.); to chop off (e.g. a head)

1

kneeling down on the ground; prostrate oneself

1

popular will; will of the people

5

political system

1

democratic nation; democratic country

1

(all of) you or them

14

visitor; caller

5

autonomy; independence

1

evaluation period (software, new employee, etc.); trial period; probation period

1

convenience; accommodation; advantage; benefit; expediency

4

internal strife; internal struggle

2

cosy; cozy

2

separate case; another matter

1

to seek knowledge; to ask for instruction

1

east, west, south and north

1

to break the ice; to broach a subject; to bring up a topic

3

to give up searching (for someone or something)

1

using one's own judgement; making up one's own mind; judging for oneself

2

functionality

2

relation; relative; kind; cordial

2

having no idea; having no clue

3

to cross; to intersect; to associate with; to mingle with; to have a sexual relationship; to copulate

6

hidden (talents, etc.); self-concealment; self-effacement

2

mine guards (during a strike)

1

one's nature; characteristic; inherent; natural

1

extremely familiar; very well-acquainted

2

ticklish; embarrassed; awkward; ill at ease (esp. when receiving public praise)

1

working exclusively for; working full-time (for)

5

triumphant pose assumed by an athlete

1

image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition

16

to not match well (e.g. at the seams); to not mesh properly (of gears); to differ (e.g. of opinions); to clash; to be in conflict (e.g. with the facts)

3

job transfer; job relocation; intra-company transfer

3

fieldwork

1

this month

1

one's heart's desire; one's dearest wish

2

fulfilment of a vow; fulfillment of a vow

1

an unsettled course of action; (orders or laws) being revised often with no guiding principles

2

cultural

27

to do

1

My goodness (expresses surprise, wonder, etc.); very; extremely

2

both people; two people; two directions; both directions

6

old haunts; former homes

6

how many months?; how long?

1