jpdb beta

national power

2

a push; another effort; one more effort

1

to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of

1

to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate

3

to quicken one's pace (steps)

1

action; operation; process; agency; effect; function

1

force field

1

structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance

1

look!; there!; here!; that is

1

corner; nook; recess

3

to stiffen; to become stiff; to harden

4

trend; tendency; movement; attitude

3

vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard

9

standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert; quarantine

2

to leave (a scene); to step away

1

party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow

2

point of a spear; spearhead; focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; force (of an argument); edge

1

tool; implement; means; furniture

6

meaningless; pointless

1

assassin; candidate fielded by a political party to oust an incumbent of the same party

1

to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)

3

to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal

1

to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down

1

what little ... one has; tiny amount of; paltry

1

stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire

1

flaunting; showing off; display (of power, wealth, etc.); ostentation

1

to make known

2

predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy

2

skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough

1

to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring

1

noisy; confused; uproarious

3

to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for

2

yes; yea; aye; (arch.) to be so

1

position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint

2

to become settled; to be fixed

1

(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally

2

arms; weapon; ordnance

2

to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge

2

impeachment; denunciation; accusation; censure

1

environment; surroundings; circumstances

1

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

2

to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble

3

overly familiar; overfamiliar; too friendly; too free; cheeky

1

it says ...; it reads ...; ... is written

2

abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning

2

to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)

1

to remove; to move out of the way

1

nice to meet you; I'm glad to make your acquaintance; how do you do?

1

handshake; reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation

4

depending on; dependent on

1