jpdb beta

obedient; docile; quiet

2

tone of voice; mimicry; imitative voice

1

to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend

2

participation in a war; going to war; taking part in a competition or contest

2

seven

2

OK; okay

2

really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit

2

reply; response; answer

1

this time; now

5

details (of an incident, event, etc.); whole story; course of events; facts; circumstances; particulars

1

having a headache; racking one's brains; troubling over something

1

to choose; to select

9

updating a software version; version upgrade; upgrading

6

notice; notification

2

to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)

1

a long time (since the last time); first in a long time

3

afterwards

1

smelling burnt; smelling scorched; smelling of gunpowder (i.e. as if armed conflict is about to break out); tense; suspicious; dubious

1

pretext for not revealing something (e.g. actual reason for one's failure, vested interest, etc.)

1

seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be

2

report; information

1

as soon as; right after

1

forbidding to speak; muzzling (a person); bribing into secrecy; hush money

1

all companies; each company

1

developer (of software, video games, etc.)

3

influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on

3

have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary

1

announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known

3

(computer) format

1

backup

2

long-term

1

maintenance

1

apology

4

to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport

1

large-scale

1

not yet; un-

1

opening (a door, window, etc.); leaving open; opening up (e.g. to the public); allowing (public) access

4

area

14

continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe

13

to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into

1

real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks

1

one night; one evening; all night; overnight

1

several people; a few people

1

to be evasive; to give an evasive answer; to speak ambiguously; to prevaricate; to cook up a specious story to get out of an uncomfortable situation; to make do with

2

measurement; size; extent; plan; intention; arrangement

1

duck; easy mark; sucker; sitting duck

1

river; stream; River; the ... river

1

company president; manager; director

1

son of a distinguished family; son of a noble

1

relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen

1