jpdb beta

gunpowder magazine; magazine; explosives warehouse; (fig.) powder keg

1

to some extent; to a certain extent

6

beneficial; profitable; useful; helpful; instructive

1

mischief; prank; mischievous; naughty; pastime; hobby

9

severe; hard

1

returning tit for tat; retaliating

1

powerful person; influential person

1

outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world

4

to overlook; to fail to notice; to miss (seeing)

4

to hang one's hopes on; to expect from

1

deadlock; stalemate; standstill; hopeless position; lost game; zugzwang

1

feeling; sensation; tentative; rough; interjection

1

taking a breather; relaxation; rest; vent; ventilation opening

1

to find out; to discover; to locate

2

clue; lead; key; handhold; hold

2

any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand

1

preface; introduction; preamble

1

twelve; 12; queen

1

genuine; real; authentic; full-scale; full-blown; all-out

2

to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence

1

power struggle

2

candidate; applicant

2

she; her; girlfriend

11

people; (all) persons; everyone; (arch.) you (usu. plural)

1

to overdo; to go too far; to go to excess

2

to sweep the slate clean; to start again from the beginning; to do it all over again

1

the person in question; the person themselves; said person

3

to move up; to advance

1

way; style; ceremony; rite; wedding (ceremony); equation

1

demotion; relegation; downgrading

1

each place; every place; various places; all parts (of the country, world, etc.)

3

giving up on winning a hand and discarding only safe tiles

1

number of persons; personnel

1

at a young age; while still young

1

jealousy; envy

2

fight; dispute; feud; competition; contest; rivalry

1

resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret

1

line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)

2

almost; nearly; for the most part; roughly; approximately; about

4

certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid

3

oversight; omission; something overlooked; thing left unnoticed

3

written investigation; report of an investigation; school record (on a student); transcript (of grades)

1

to see; to look; to watch; to try to ...

1

putting off; postponing

2

feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction

1

family lineage

6

be; is

3

connection; link; relationship

2

contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation

3

instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for

3