jpdb beta

to bring disgrace (dishonor, dishonour) on; to fling mud at; to put to shame

2

shout of abuse; jeers; boos

1

to pour on

3

to lead (an advance); to spearhead (a campaign, attack)

2

covered with; stained; smeared

1

brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost

1

front line; forefront

2

to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem

4

to charm; to bewitch; to enchant; to captivate; to fascinate

2

payment (for labour); pay; charge; wages

1

walking; going on foot

1

very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave

2

exceedingly; extremely; very many; indeed

1

to overlook (a mistake, fault, etc.); to tolerate; to let pass; to give someone a break; to let someone off lightly; to be lenient

1

medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic

1

safety; welfare; well-being

1

to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of

1

bursting out (laughter); breaking out (applause); in a rush; in a surge; suddenly; all of a sudden

1

for dear life; barely escaping alive

1

to escape; to make one's getaway; to manage to get away

1

obstacle; hindrance; impediment; nuisance; bore; burden

1

strategy meeting; council of war

1

this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type

2

decision; determination; resolution

1

group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school

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standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert; quarantine

2

proposal; offer; request; application

1

assistance; support

1

choice; selection; option

2

to refuse; to reject; to repel; to repulse; to make (someone) leave; to send away

1

patronage; protection

1

hundred; 100

4

dying in vain; useless death; meaningless death

1

prospects of victory; chances of success

1

reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight

1

never mind!; don't worry about it

2

as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is

2

spontaneous; voluntary

1

diversion; distraction; feint

1

to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on

3

to get (someone's) help; to ask for help

1

be careful about fire; watch out for fire

1

to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach

1

while passing each other

1

to be conceited

1

plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice

2

ridge of earth between rice fields; ridge between grooves in threshold or lintel; footpath between rice fields; causeway

1

each (person); everyone; individual; respective

1

rumination; regurgitation; chewing the cud; turning over in one's mind; thinking over (something); pondering

1

comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger

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