jpdb beta

hegemony; leadership; initiative

1

second-rate; inferior

1

third-rate; third-class

1

in search of; in order to look for

2

fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation

1

mediator; peacemaker; troubleshooter; manager

2

garrison; guards

5

skill; proficiency; experience; dexterity

1

for better or worse; luckily or unluckily

1

to fade; to become dim

1

unlikely; improbable

2

tone; manner of speaking

1

to put (into); to put away (in); to include (in an anthology, catalogue, etc.); to contain; to achieve (results, success, etc.); to obtain; to accept (a gift or money)

2

to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely

2

to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)

1

choosing between two things; two choices

1

several steps; much (better, higher, etc.); several cuts (above)

2

stock; inventory; having in stock; being in stock

2

to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up

1

to carry out (of somewhere); to transport; to take out

2

courtyard; quadrangle; middle court

1

still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less

2

all present; all concerned; all of us

1

to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to

1

letter; note

1

as soon as possible; ASAP

1

(verbal) message; word (from someone)

6

arrangement; preparations; search (by police)

2

sympathy; compassion

1

to come to an agreement

1

article; item; quality; flirtatiousness; coquetry

1

deep regret; great sorrow; bitter grief

1

wiping out; sweeping away; eradicating; dispelling

1

as if ...; as if to say ...; as though ...

1

cohabitation (esp. of an unmarried couple); living together

1

city at night; town at night; streets at night; nightlife district; drinking district

2

bitter enemies in the same boat; rivals finding themselves together by chance; strange bedfellows

3

to set (sun); to become dark

1

to grab attention; to attract notice; to be eye-catching

1

to serve as; to act as; to fill (the position of); to play the role of; to be in charge of; to hold (a position)

3

putting life into; animating; cheering up

1

to eat up (completely); to put down (a rebellion); to suppress; (arch.) to make flat; (arch.) to level out

1

to be enthusiastic (about); to be eager (to do); to be keen; to be intent (on); to be determined

2

to precede; to forestall; to anticipate

1

to soften; to moderate; to relieve

1

to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce

2

(not) at all; (not) by any means; (cannot) possibly; absolutely (not)

1

steady; honest; sober; straightforward; reliable

1

getting information (esp. by interviewing witnesses, etc. in a police investigation)

1

to hold one's tongue; to shut up

1