jpdb beta

flapping; rattling; (running) with a clatter; noisily; (falling) one after another; in quick succession; busily

1

packing; baling; crating

1

to buy up

1

articles; supplies (e.g. office supplies); things (for); utensils; goods; equipment

1

air route; air lane; by air; by plane

1

bumping of heads; running into; coming across; encountering

2

military attack; military strike

1

obvious (e.g. of a lie); transparent

1

wealthy people; the rich

2

limited; limiting; restrictive

6

(a) slight; disrespect; making light (of); neglect

1

dark (menswear) suit (midnight blue, black, etc.)

1

Shalwar kameez

1

underpants; pants; briefs; trousers (esp. women's); jodhpurs; breeches

2

for use by women

1

national costume; folk costume; native dress; traditional dress

1

alcoholic drinks; liquor

1

(religious) precept; discipline; commandment; mitzvah

1

military clique; military party

1

appetizer or snack served with drinks; performance to liven up a bar; conversation to liven up a party

1

generously; liberally; magnanimously

1

biography of a brave fighter; heroic saga; chivalric romance; tale of one's heroism; episode of bravery; acts of violence

1

(combat) uniform

12

to agree; to decide upon; to enter into (a contract)

1

to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out

2

exclusive news; scoop

1

triumphant; exultant; in high and proud spirits

1

to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid

1

setback; failure (e.g. plans, business); frustration; discouragement

2

to cause; to induce; to bring about; to produce

1

anxiously; with anxious looks; with anxiety

3

to be anxious (about); to be concerned (about); to think out (e.g. a plan); to work out; to investigate

1

military exercise; drill

1

to deduct; to take away; to make allowances (for something); to bear (something) in mind; to ebb and flow

1

obvious; (as) clear as day; plain to see

2

to take the form (of); to assume a shape

5

archaic smile

2

to sacrifice oneself (for); to give one's life (for); to follow (someone) in taking the same action (out of respect or loyalty; e.g. resigning together with a superior); to follow suit (out of a sense of duty); to follow (one's master) into the grave; to commit suicide (after one's lord has died)

1

Central America

1

east

12

Istmo de Tehuantepec

2

Yucatan Peninsula

1

departure (of a boat, plane); setting sail; leaving port; putting out to sea; takeoff

1

stowaway

1

guidance; lead; introduction; good offices; guide; primer

4

going south

5

money talks; money is the key that opens all doors; money is the best lawyer in hell; (lit.) even the verdict of hell is determined by money

1

proverb; saying; aphorism; maxim

1

warm (treatment, reception, etc.); kind; cordial; hospitable; courteous; respectful

1

Tehuantepec

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