jpdb beta

to speak with an accent; to mispronounce; to be corrupted (of word)

2

in swarms; in great crowds; in huge numbers; plentifully; a lot (of)

1

national expenditure; government spending; public funds

1

waste (of money, time, etc.); squandering; frittering away

3

poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty

1

to trick; to cheat; to deceive

3

to set a trap

1

scoundrel; rascal; villain

1

preparation; provision; defenses; guard; military formation; troop arrangement

4

defense; defence; fielding

15

hills and fields; hill and dale

1

to push aside; to push one's way through

3

to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)

1

in tatters; in pieces; wiped out

1

indulging in every possible luxury

1

cellar; cave; hole in the ground

1

image; idol; statue

9

publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda

2

to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly

1

handicraft; work; construction; maneuvering; manoeuvring

4

slump; crash; heavy fall; sudden decline

2

fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge

4

raising an army

13

hailing each other; acting in concert; responding (to); agreement; concord

1

to raise an army

11

machination; secret plan; plot; trick up one's sleeve

2

swindler; fraudster; trickster; con man

1

to become distinct

1

brisk and efficient; diligent; devoted; spirited

1

help; aid; assistance

1

to detest; to abhor; to loathe

1

pure-bred (usu. animal); pure-blooded; thoroughbred

2

to open hostilities; to take up arms (against)

1

to sheathe one's sword; to lay down arms; to bury the hatchet

1

lip service; mere words; professions; lips; mouth; snout

1

(making a) lesson (of); (setting an) example; warning

3

one's own army; one's own team

7

to engrave in one's heart; (lit.) to inscribe on one's liver

1

what happens to one today may happen to another tomorrow; misfortunes can happen to anyone

2

to bear fruit

4

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

2

to entrap a person

1

to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (another's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate

3

drama; play; powerful drug

2

political life

1

to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger

15

collar; lapels

3

incomparable; cannot compare (with); beyond comparison; in another league

3

rule; law; model; pattern; teachings of Buddha; Buddhist doctrine

1

maximum preference; maximum priority; priority handling

4