jpdb beta

reference; allusion

1

personal; individual; private

1

to state one's opinion

4

stupid; dim-witted; dense; dull; obtuse; slow

2

reason; logic; sense; natural way of things

1

style; way; shape; dress; attire; clothing

1

monarch; sovereign; ruler; liege (lord)

1

vortex; maelstrom; whirlpool; (in the middle of a) scandal; controversy; quarrel

2

crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch

1

to be on the verge of; to be about to; to be on the point of

1

adapting oneself to the requirements of the moment; playing by ear; ad hoc approach

1

baton (of command); order; command; direction

2

last resort; desperate measure taken under the pressure of necessity

1

collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration

3

re-; again

1

recovery; regaining; getting back; retrieval; restoration; revival

2

to say; to speak; to tell; to be called

2

changing for the better

1

dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish

1

whereabouts

1

on the desk; theoretical; academic; armchair (e.g. plan)

3

to indicate; to show; to point to

3

Iris

25

plain; moor; prairie

23

battle formation; lineup (e.g. for a game)

2

best; ideal; perfect

7

to move troops forward

1

route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)

3

shortest

1

wooded country; wooded (timber) region; woodland; woodlands

1

valley (with a river running through it); gorge; ravine; canyon

2

travelling (a long and difficult journey) on foot; walking (all the way) across; travelling through; travelling all over (e.g. a country); visiting all the major locations (of a region, etc.)

1

both; (not) either

1

detour; circumvention; turning movement

1

to fit; to suit

1

terrain; geographical features; topography

3

to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort

2

the same opinion

1

if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so

4

immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing

2

to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate

1

quick; speedy; prompt; rapid; swift

2

to capture a fort

10

troublesome (person, task, etc.); difficult; suffering; hardship; trouble

1

heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained

4

mixed (e.g. team, chorus)

5

to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than

1

advantage; benefit; profit; interest

1

ash; embers; complete destruction

1

to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home

1