jpdb beta

national power

1

to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that

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to cause controversy; to be controversial; to arouse criticism; to raise a storm; to cause a stir

1

implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation

2

fingernail mark; scratch; scars (e.g. of war); traces (of damage); ravages

2

candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination

1

to give (an example); to list; to summon up (e.g. all of one's energy); to gather; to arrest (a criminal); to capture; to nominate (e.g. for a position)

3

uncommon; rare; extraordinary; matchless

1

some days; several days

2

top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile

2

promotion; raising of status

2

advocacy; proposal

2

less than; under; below

1

secrecy; highly classified information

1

heavenly body; celestial body; astronomical object

1

ripple (on water); wavelets; ripple (e.g. of uneasiness); unrest; disturbance

1

to play an instrument (esp. string instruments); to dance

1

private talk; confidential talk; secret talk

1

request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust

1

obstruction; prevention; hindrance; check; blocking; stopping

1

esthetics; aesthetics

1

regarding with apprehension; viewing with anxiety

1

irresponsibility

1

endless; boundless; innumerable; endless; never-ending; going on forever

1

deterrence; ability to deter (an attack, etc.)

1

How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?

1

august; beautiful

1

deed; act; work; performance

1

repair; mending

1

subject; theme; homework; assignment; problem (that needs solving); task

1

to spread; to be propagated

1

governor; leader; ruler

1

limit; bounds

1

(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case

1

to be too numerous; to be too much

1

computer graphics; CG; computer-generated imagery; CGI

1

monster; monstrosity; giant; influential figure; monsterlike; over-demanding

1

movie; film; motion picture

1

arms; weapon; ordnance

1

experiment; experimentation

1

deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing; one's work

1

misrecognition; mistaking (x for y)

1

reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight

1

to cut deep into; to cut one's way into (an enemy position); to rush on; to press someone hard (e.g. with questions); to get to the heart of (a matter)

1

in the end; at the end of the day

1

there; that place

1

affirmation; affirmative

1

in this manner; in this way; like this

1

that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there

5

to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)

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