jpdb beta

dispersal; evacuation; removal; spreading out (troops); deployment

5

scouting; reconnaissance

12

reference; example; inquiry (about a product, business deal, etc.); enquiry; being summoned to appear to court; witness

1

to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)

8

fourth day of the month; four days

1

court of inquiry; court of enquiry

2

court (of law); courtroom

1

defendant's seat; the dock

2

accused; defendant; prisoner at the bar

2

handcuffs

1

achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record

1

rapidly

1

pecking order; hierarchical relationship; vertical relationship; hyponymy

1

formal

1

(crime of) defamation (i.e. slander, libel)

1

the way one talks; one's way of speaking

1

capital punishment; death penalty; maximum penalty; ultimate punishment

1

to manage; to deal with; to cope with; to sentence; to condemn; to punish

1

minor; not of age

1

to make up for; to compensate for; to indemnify; to recompense; to redeem (e.g. a fault); to atone for

3

inquiry; enquiry; hearing

2

loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft

1

weeding out; elimination (e.g. of unneeded employees); culling; selection (e.g. natural selection)

6

hanger-on; follower; flunky; purse strapped round one's waist

1

right to decide; having say (in a decision)

1

private; confidential; informal; secret; (within the) family circle; (on the) inside

3

to be transparent; to be easily seen through; to be obvious; to be apparent

2

(another's) daughter; young lady

2

method of bringing up; method of raising

1

a thorn in one's side; a pain in the butt (often someone higher in rank, ability, etc.); a person standing in one's way; a superior who obstructs one's freedom of action

1

warm heart; kindliness

1

death penalty; capital punishment

1

acquittal

1

setting a bad example to others

2

criminal act

4

to stub out (e.g. a cigarette); to crush out; to smother (fire); to hush up; to cover up; to stifle

1

unconnected; weakly related; alien; having little prospect of marriage

2

mere; only a ...

3

wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting)

1

battle formation; military formation

1

amount of material resources

2

teleportation

1

defense; defence

1

to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot

2

convenient

1

enemy army

5

support; backing; endorsement; support; holding up; propping

1

to distract

3

adopted daughter; foster daughter

2

one's every action; every single move; slight effort; least trouble; small amount of work

2