jpdb beta

politics; government

4

the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous

3

know-it-all airs; I-know-how-it-is look

1

clever; shrewd; crafty; cunning; pretentious; impertinent

1

nuance

1

to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)

12

(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)

1

in one's imagination

1

good quality; fine quality; superior quality; high quality

1

black tea

2

flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)

1

to enjoy (oneself)

2

present condition

1

unhappy; sad; gloomy

1

trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish

2

politician; statesman

23

parliamentary democracy

1

majority decision; majority vote; majority rule

1

majority

1

political measures; policy

1

be (that) as it may; having said that

2

opinion; view; comment

3

to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass

6

discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability

1

to stiffen; to become stiff

2

to cast down one's eyes

3

faltering; hesitation

2

mixing of public and private affairs; mixing business with personal affairs; mixing work and private matters

1

cabinet (of a government); ministry

1

postbox; mailbox; post; position; post (e.g. goalpost); post- (e.g. post-Cold War)

1

offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)

5

in a bad mood

2

ago; since; before; previous

11

childish; child-like; immature; infantile

1

cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike

5

to gulp down (a drink); to slurp

1

management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome

6

seductive; carnal; troubling; difficult; anxious; uneasy

2

useless; vain; aimless; idle

1

(political) power; authority; influence

14

to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate

2

to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)

9

slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)

2

to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for

3

fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)

1

to rely on

1

presidential aide

3

honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly

3

to be at a loss; to be puzzled

1

abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning

8