jpdb beta

meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up

2

appointment; assignment; promotion

1

achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record

1

safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good

1

disrespect; irreverence; impiety; blasphemy; profanity

1

particularly; only; in the case of

1

you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she

1

to leave behind; to put off; to postpone

1

counter for buildings (esp. houses); suffix for a pen name, stage name, etc.

1

night; evening; dinner

8

jurisdiction; control

1

going around; patrol; round; tour

3

expectation; anticipation; forecast

1

political

1

background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)

1

using without consideration for others; using (another person, etc.) in a way that's convenient to oneself (but detrimental to the person, thing etc. being used); using in a reckless manner

2

national defence; national defense

1

to work (someone) hard; to push (someone) around

1

exploitation; overuse; abuse

1

anxiety; worry; fear

1

to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)

1

just right (time, size, length, etc.)

3

sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen

1

to buy (stock, materials, etc.); to purchase; to lay in; to get; to obtain

1

stone weight (as used on pickle-tub covers); weight (as used in balances)

1

distinguished family; famous family; noble family; prestigious organization (company, school, etc.)

1

society; public; community; social studies

1

to have a lot of influence (in); to have clout (with); to be influential; to have contacts (in)

1

national interest

1

preference; priority; precedence; right of way

1

apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize

1

to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess

1

ideal; perfect; most suitable; just right

1

capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel

1

one part; one portion; one section; one copy (of a book); (one) complete set (of books)

3

idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression

1

the common run of people

1

to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on

1

dense; thick; close (relationship); intimate; minute; fine

1

busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety

1

happiness; blessedness; proving fortunate; yielding positive outcome; luckily; fortunately

1

going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)

1

prohibition; inhibition; ban

1

loan; lending; favor; favour; creditor; method of lending

1

(one's parents') home

1

immediately following

2

being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)

1

you could say that; that might be so

1

vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy

1

assertion; declaration; affirmation

1