jpdb beta

in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)

5

decorum; propriety; politeness

1

common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice

3

favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right

3

next generation; future generation

4

right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher

1

more than enough; more than ample; exhaustive

1

thirty; 30

2

lust for power

1

looks (esp. of a woman); features; ability; capability; (public) estimation (esp. of a man); credit

4

placement; fixed position; mapping out; location

1

policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle

8

it seems that; as if

1

distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)

2

management; administration; operation

3

purity (of a substance)

1

to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)

4

merit system (as opposed to seniority); meritocracy; ability-ism

1

to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone

1

presence or absence; whether something is there or not; whether something happens or not

1

mental image; mental picture; image

2

in name only; figurehead; (only) by name

2

confrontation; opposition; antagonism

2

various foreign countries; several foreign countries

1

deterrence; ability to deter (an attack, etc.)

1

in name and in reality; nominally and virtually; form and contents

1

unsightly; ungraceful; clumsy; awkward; unpresentable; unshapely

1

flight; rout; debacle

1

in high spirits; elated

2

morale (of troops, team, etc.); esprit de corps

6

sharp drop; plunge; nosedive; slump; (value or amount) plummeting

1

of great promise; with a promising future

1

found article; thing picked up (e.g. in the street); (lucky) find; piece of good luck; windfall

1

important task; important role; major part (in a film, play, etc.); leading role; high-scoring combination

1

to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)

1

anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside

3

trickery; wiles; finesse; Machiavellism

1

weak point; unskillfulness

1

somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why

2

point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes

1

bright; intelligent

1

to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)

1

generation

1

stress

1

unrelated; unconnected; without relations (esp. of a deceased person); having no surviving relatives; unrelated to the teachings of Buddha; unable to be saved by Buddha

1

at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because

1

various; a variety of; all sorts of; many (different)

2

hair (on the head); (a) hair

1

crumpled; rumpled; to be annoyed; to be irritated; noisily (chewing)

1

to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down

3