jpdb beta

east

1

place; position; location; position; standing; status

3

to have the personal support of (an influential person); to be under the patronage of

1

to fear; to be afraid of

1

refusal; rejection; denial; veto

3

(a) few; some; several

8

to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study

9

obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted

1

royalty; royal family

8

management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons

3

fleeing from one's country; seeking asylum; defection; emigration (for political reasons); (going into) exile; becoming a (political) refugee

1

preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving

7

to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to adjust; to regulate (e.g. rhythm, tune, one's breathing)

1

gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying

1

to order; to command; to appoint

3

mainly; primarily; mostly; largely; chiefly

1

to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake

4

pathetic; sad; sorrowful; grievous

1

to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight

1

shout; yell; scream; cry

1

to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)

17

to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged

1

to increase; to multiply

4

peace of mind; relief; (sense of) security; safety; assurance; confidence

2

to smile

13

interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt

4

for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first

3

to employ; to hire; to take on; to charter (a car, boat, etc.); to hire

1

trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention

2

to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)

1

to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)

3

to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained

1

as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible

3

to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post

10

strategy; tactics

1

to stand (something) up; to put upright; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to let out; to raise (a cloud of dust, smoke, etc.)

3

use

1

compensation; reparation; price (of achieving a goal); cost; paying compensation on someone's behalf; compensation

2

to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)

2

(living) sacrifice; victim; scapegoat

2

to give; to do (something) for

1

military gains; war results; fruit of battle

2

point (of a story, argument, etc.); key point; point; site; point (in scoring); point (in a loyalty program); points

1

to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up

5

to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause

6

scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market

1

to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason

1

to stand up; to get up; to recover; to regain one's energy; to (stand up and) take action; to rise up (against); to rise (from a crouch) and make the initial charge

3

day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date

2

to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on

1