jpdb beta

Afghanistan

4

stationing (e.g. of troops); garrison

2

drastic move (e.g. hold or strike in martial arts); power technique; display of power

1

self-indulgence; looseness; dissolution; licence; license

1

to permeate (of a stain, smell, etc.); to become ingrained; to become embedded; to become a deeply ingrained habit; to become second nature

1

limit; bounds

1

coal

2

bucket; pail

1

Persia

2

not yet; un-

1

shelf; ledge; rack; trellis

2

jackknife

1

to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust

2

by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking

2

firing; shooting; fire; gunshot; marksmanship

1

getting carried away; going too far; overdoing

1

detonation by contact; contact detonation; touching off (something); triggering; sparking

1

trigger (of a gun, etc.); trigger (for something); immediate cause

2

patriotic feelings; patriotism

1

bullet hole; bullet mark

1

to drill; to bore; to hit the mark; to get to the heart of (the matter); (arch.) to put on; (arch.) to wear

2

outward appearance; exterior appearance; outward show; looks

1

absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic

2

medicine; drug; chemical (agent); chemicals

1

those; they

7

to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)

2

butter

1

nice; likeable; desirable

1

biggest; greatest; largest; maximum

2

source of worry; source of distress

1

to set aside; to keep in reserve; to hold on to

1

once a year

1

poor-quality; shoddy; unskillful; inexpert; unlucky

1

memoirs; reminiscence

3

resolution of an incident; solution to a (criminal) case

1

passion; enthusiasm; zeal

1

reaction; recoil; kick; backlash

1

to burn out

2

apathy; lassitude; lethargy; languor

2

brilliant; splendid; glorious; magnificent; spectacular

1

great achievement; glorious deed; (gaining) fame; (earning) distinction

1

to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)

2

making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (of letters)

1

month after month; as the months go by; with each passing month

1

incineration; destruction by fire

1

disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty

8

bundle; bunch; sheaf

4

four corners; four ordinal directions

1

occupying; having (an area) all to oneself; military occupation; possession; capture

1

to give up (all thoughts of); to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to make a decision; to decide

3