jpdb beta

disgraceful; shameful

1

one person; one member

3

self-defense; self-defence

1

to lecture; to read aloud; to devise (e.g. a strategy); to work out (e.g. a tactic); to confer; to hold conference (with)

1

mummy

2

highest (e.g. floor); top; best; finest; supreme

1

irritating; aggravating; upsetting; maddening; infuriating; exasperating

2

accepting; consenting; agreeing; submission; compliance; agreement

1

to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept

2

decline; ebb; failure; decay; decrease; loss

1

return; reversion; comeback; carriage return

2

source; origin; provenance; birthplace

1

absolute secrecy

1

exchange of information

1

softening; softening (of attitude); mollification; weakening (of the market); blanching (of vegetables; by depriving them of light)

2

dogmatism

1

narrow-minded; obstinate; stubborn; perverse; unreasonable; warped

1

especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though

2

arrestee; person arrested

1

to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in

3

leak (of secrets, information, etc.); disclosure; divulging; leak (of gas, liquid, etc.); leakage; escape (of gas)

1

to entice; to tempt; to invite someone to join in

1

each place; various places

2

to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations

3

(appearing, occurring) one after another

1

arrest; roundup

1

complete picture; panorama; what it all adds up to; bird's eye view; all-embracing portrait; overall perspective

1

cell; cell (in an organization, esp. a communist party)

1

individual; separate; personal; case-by-case

1

to count on; to expect; to put confidence in; to trust in; to depend on

1

wholesale arrest; round-up

1

calm; peace; serenity; composure; equanimity; presence of mind

1

to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect

1

shameful; disgraceful; unsightly; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming

1

to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour

1

straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank

1

to dazzle one's eyes; to hold one's gaze; to fascinate; to captivate

1

just cause; good reason; pretext; duty (to one's country, sovereign, etc.)

1

to give candid advice; to give harsh but honest advice; to admonish

1

return to one's country; return to one's hometown

1

to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)

1

for the first time in one's life

1

to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)

1

to surround; to encircle; to enclose; to fawn over (someone); to play up to; to curry favor with

1

to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride

1

companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners

3

beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)

2

a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course

4

thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow (i.e. bending of the body); bowing; reward

3

don't try and tell me that!; don't try that shit on me

1