jpdb beta

glaring at each other; confrontation; standoff; face-off

2

minimum; lowest; minimal; at a minimum

1

face; honour; honor; appearance; look

1

from the start; from the beginning; from the outset

1

plan; intention

1

to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)

1

along (a river, coast, railway, etc.); on (e.g. a street)

2

reinforcement; augmentation; strengthening; increase; buildup

2

weight (e.g. paperweight); pressing down; keeping control; exercising authority; having self-control; exercising self-discipline

1

vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard

1

to send; to direct; to dispatch (person, car, etc.); to direct (attention); to turn (spotlight, etc. on)

1

as promised

1

assistance; support

1

to beg; to ask; to request; to pray; to wish

1

evasion; avoidance; recusal (of a judge)

1

capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically; strategy; tactics

1

sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence

1

cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying

1

unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd

1

more than one can possibly use; countless (e.g. examples); (money) to burn; rolling in (cash)

1

to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct

2

vague; faint; dim; indistinct; hazy; blurry

1

bad(-tasting); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive

4

to take (preventive) measures; to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together

1

equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)

1

to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment

1

to take measures (against); to take steps

1

to win; to gain victory

1

hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member

1

ironware

5

power map; power structure; power relationships

1

powerful

1

industry; (arch.) livelihood; (arch.) occupation

2

grace; favor; favour; blessing; benefit

1

tremendous; rapid; dramatic

1

national power

1

processing technology; processing technique

1

suddenly (rising to fame, etc.); instantly; immediately; one bound; one leap

1

superpower; superstate

1

to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)

1

to fold one's arms; to stand and watch (without interfering); to stand idly by; to lie in wait; to be ready and waiting

1

to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct

1

not funny; not a laughing matter; not a joke

1

to be lacking in options; to be too few

1

field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken

1

thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow (i.e. bending of the body); bowing; reward

1

over-the-counter drug

1

leather strap; thong; leash

3

to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)

1

list; table; schedule; catalogue; catalog

1