jpdb beta

immediately following

2

flag; boolean value; something that foreshadows a future event or outcome (in a film, novel, etc.)

2

one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)

1

action before words; work before talk

1

among (them); of (them)

2

without losing time (e.g. to do); without even time for (doing something)

2

to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away

2

your body; your health; yourself; you

1

supremacy

1

(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas

2

president (of a country); big man; boss; buddy

3

secret service (intelligence agency); Secret Service (US)

1

symbol (of something abstract); emblem; (symbolic) representation

1

to have heard somewhere; to sound familiar

1

(written) report

5

to understand; to make out

1

to go around; to make a circle around; to surround; to circle; to come around (of a season, anniversary, turn, etc.); to return

3

even though; despite; notwithstanding

7

arms buildup; military expansion

1

route (bus, train, air, etc.); line; line (taken by a group, organization, etc.); policy; course

1

to change direction (of policy, etc.); (lit.) to turn the rudder (of a ship)

2

neighboring countries; surrounding countries

1

military force; military strength

1

by extension; in turn; by the same token; in addition; as well; consequently

3

peacetime; time of peace; ordinary times; normal times

2

influential; prominent; leading; strong; powerful; likely

1

feeling of fellowship; fellow feeling

1

-ist; -er

1

pure; innocent; naive; unspoilt; pure-hearted; ingenuous

5

inveiglement; cajolement; wheedling; enticement

1

at will

2

Phelps

3

heir; legitimate child

1

Grand Master (of an order); grandmaster (of chess)

1

McGrath

2

frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category

1

protest; objection

1

to cite an example

1

ten epithets (of Buddha)

2

room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

11

to give (an example); to list; to summon up (e.g. all of one's energy); to gather; to arrest (a criminal); to capture; to nominate (e.g. for a position)

3

impassioned speech; fervent speech

1

and (concurrently; e.g. chauffeur and secretary); in addition to; at the same time; cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study)

3

out of the blue; all of a sudden; without warning; unexpectedly

1

was

1

to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray

12

pitch black; deep black

1

amulet; charm

25

to one's regret; regrettably; unfortunately; what can be done about ...; ... cannot be helped

1

proud; boastful; bragging; conceited

1