jpdb beta

proposal; offer; report; proposition; notice; request

1

treaty; pact; convention; agreement

1

one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary

2

aggression; invasion; raid

1

at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove

1

to change sides; to double-cross; to betray; to roll over (in bed); to turn over

1

self and others; this and that; both sides; oneself and one's opponent; he and I

2

now; come (now); well

1

throat

1

though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless

1

mighty; powerful

3

greater than ...; bigger ...

1

companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners

2

to cross swords (with)

1

sincere; earnest; serious

2

to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on

8

being startled; getting a shock

1

lack of common sense; thoughtlessness; senselessness; irrationality; absurdity

3

chorus (esp. in Greek drama); choir

2

rather than

1

miracle; wonder; marvel

7

banter; teasing; chaffing; merely asking the price; just looking at goods; window-shopping

1

inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)

9

confinement; imprisonment; incarceration

1

one's own discretion (idea, responsibility)

1

persuasion

3

supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being

2

to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations

1

even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...

6

thread; yarn; string

1

to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)

2

to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate

1

one country; whole country; hotheaded; stubborn

2

to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)

2

to stare at each other; to lock eyes with

3

understood; I see; OK; present; here

1

to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order

1

enemy movements; enemy's position

1

inspection; observation

1

to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below

5

studio

1

chairman; moderator; toastmaster; master of ceremonies; chairperson; host (of a TV show, etc.)

1

cough; ahem

2

cough; coughing; tussis

1

broadcasting; broadcast; program; announcement

3

repeater; relay

1

dispatch; despatch; transmission; informing (e.g. of opinion); sharing (thoughts, etc.); telling

1

counter for waves (of a repeated occurrence)

2

to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)

1

exceptional item; extraordinary product

1