jpdb beta

in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth

1

stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters

2

to weaken (of willpower, solidarity, etc.); to lose one's edge; to become less tense; to become lax (of discipline, rules, etc.)

1

instruction; teaching

2

intelligence gathering; information gathering

1

trend; tendency; movement; attitude

2

personal history; background; career

4

at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money

2

poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite

3

centre; center; pivot; central nervous system

2

to brave; to risk; to harm; to afflict; to desecrate; to profane

1

turf war

1

end; tip; extremities; rank and file; part of an organisation furthest from the centre

1

unable to move; dead in the water; completely helpless

1

to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate

2

nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously

5

bleeding; haemorrhage; bleeding money; red ink; casualties; losses

1

exchange; conversion

2

to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)

1

conversion; shift; about-face; switch

1

brainwashing

1

to show contempt for; to look down upon; to have a low opinion of; to cause to fall; to make decline

3

disgrace; humiliation

1

to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter

5

to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)

8

to congratulate; to celebrate

1

target

1

to get (information) out of someone; to extract (information) from someone; to find out (through questioning); to begin listening (to)

1

winning over; placation; gentle persuasion

2

permanent; perpetual; lasting

2

to make out to be; to set someone up (as); to prepare (e.g. someone for a role); to make (e.g. "a man out of him"); to frame

2

nectar; honey; honeydew; treacle; molasses; sorbitol (when visible as dark patches inside an apple)

2

committee; commission; board; panel; committee meeting

4

one's favourite party trick (favorite); one's specialty; No. 18; eighteenth; repertoire of 18 kabuki plays

2

sexual relations; physical relations; carnal relations

2

human; personal

2

secret information; intelligence

2

(most) basic of basics

2

sitting cross-legged; sitting in the lotus position

1

to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)

1

use of seductive techniques to attain one's ends (usu. of women)

1

to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to seduce

1

to understand; to be convinced; to be satisfied

1

ethics; morals

1

husband

4

to blame; to find fault with

1

(degree of) risk; riskiness; danger

2

presentation (of a passport, ID, etc.); showing; production (e.g. of documents); presentation (of a plan, response, etc.); bringing up; citing (an example)

4

doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion

7

needless fear; groundless apprehension; unfounded worry

3