jpdb beta

starting (e.g. of an engine); engaging (e.g. of a lock); expenses; costs; attack (esp. a corner approach); barb (of a fish hook)

2

unconcernedly; nonchalantly; shamelessly; brazenly

1

convenient

1

rear gate (esp. of castle); back entrance; (opponent's) weak point; (arch.) force attacking the rear of a castle; (arch.) official in charge of imprisoning offenders

1

full nelson

1

one act (of a play); scene; event

1

mysterious; bewitching; alluring; enticing; enchanting

1

to be hazy; to be misty

1

to break up (e.g. a meeting); to call it a night

1

postwar period; period after Second World War

2

to help (someone) out of trouble; to rescue; to save

2

negative emotions; negative feelings

1

one round; one turn; one size (larger or smaller); one cycle of the twelve years of the Chinese zodiac

1

to live; to make a living; to get on with

1

act of God; irresistible force; inevitability; force majeure; vis major

1

forked road; crossroads

1

private room

1

just when (one is about to ...); just as; the very moment when; on the point of

1

the same rank; the same digit

5

open seam; seam that has come apart; tear

2

petition; appeal

2

congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present

1

person who has rendered distinguished service

1

to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest

1

hearsay; hearing secondhand; hearing through the grapevine

1

hoping against hope; desperately hoping; as a last hope

1

background briefing; backgrounder

1

primitive religion

1

to do

1

to meet the requirements; to satisfy the conditions

1

transfer (of authority, power, etc.); delegation; devolution

4

robbery; pillage; seizure; hijacking; plunder; extortion

1

to resuscitate; to revive; to regain consciousness; to come round

1

human wave attack; human wave tactics; throwing people at a problem

1

to take (adopt) measures

1

tens of thousands of years

1

dangling; hanging; suspended; pending; half done; in limbo

1

delete

1

slide (for projection); transparency; (microscope) slide; to slide; to slip; to shift (e.g. a group of items in a schedule)

2

the other day; some time ago; recently

1

complete darkness; total darkness; pitch darkness

1

intruder; invader; trespasser; raider

2

peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic

1

alert; warning

1

gun; firearm; small arms (e.g. rifle, pistol, etc)

1

to push (something) out; to jut out (can have a negative nuance); to protrude; to rise out the trap door (on stage)

1

gun point; muzzle

1

firing; discharge of gun

1

proposal; suggestion; motion; initiative

3

rejection; negation; voting down

2