jpdb beta

superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding

3

subordinate person

2

courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness

3

Howard Marks (investor)

1

intelligence agency; secret service

17

to be enrolled (in a college, course of study, etc.); to be a member (of an organization)

1

to master (a skill); proprietor; manager; leader; chief; master (of arts, science, etc.); master (recording)

1

time limit

1

leisurely; slow; deliberate; easygoing

1

development; exploitation

2

latest; newest; late-breaking (news)

1

truth serum; truth drug

1

torture

1

than; from; out of; except; but; more

11

very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly

1

smart (clothing, etc.); stylish; slim; slender; skilful; slick

1

true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience

2

worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid

4

there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when

4

Oxford

1

head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)

1

diplomat

5

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

1

nephew

1

to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone

2

confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)

2

listen!; you see; mind you; remember

2

popular name; common name; nickname; alias

2

Ministry of Foreign Affairs

4

quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion

1

to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan

1

to sell

8

performance; take; game; season; penetrative vaginal sex (with a prostitute); unsimulated sex (in an adult movie)

1

at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just

1

to change one's mind

1

above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent

1

proposal; offer; request; application

1

letter of credit

1

code book

2

at once; immediately; without delay; promptly

1

cryptogram; cipher text

3

sending a telegram; telegraph

4

first day returning to work after the New Years holiday; first task at a new job; newcomer's first job

1

this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me

4

preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)

7

encryption; encipherment; password protection

2

Morse code (esp. signalling)

1

change; conversion; transformation; transformation

1

to assign; to allot; to allocate; to divide among; to distribute; to prorate

1

to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress

4