jpdb beta

to make oneself known to the public; to become popular; to gain influence

1

to be helpful; to be useful

5

restoration; restitution; rehabilitation

2

leader; boss; upper part of a flag; (Okinawa) bamboo poles with an attached vertical flag and an elaborate display at the top that are used during the annual fertility and thanks-giving festivals

1

to allow; to let (somebody) do; to make (somebody) do

1

famous; fame

1

thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected

1

success; achievement; fruition

1

formal; strict; ceremonious; stiff

1

jacket; book jacket; dust cover; CD jacket; record jacket

1

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

1

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

1

riskiness; (level of) danger

3

appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)

2

mishmash; miscellany; medley; jumble; mixture; odds and ends

1

loss

2

extreme; extremity

2

to claim victims; to leave casualties

1

to expose to danger; to imperil; to jeopardize

1

opposition party; political opposition; opposition

1

people (of a country); nation; citizen; national

1

rash; thoughtless; careless; hasty; imprudent

1

military movements

1

to take off; to jump; to take the plunge; to decide; to step out of the ring

1

to rise; to swell; to be promoted

1

maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full

1

casualties; killed and wounded; human damage

1

minimum; lowest; minimal; least

1

to claim victims; to cause casualties

1

genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional

2

rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)

4

more than usual; especially; particularly

1

connection; attachment; changing trains; conjunction

2

grasping; seizing; holding; commanding; having control over

3

many thousands

1

self; oneself

6

source of power

1

flat broke; stone broke; penniless

1

filling (up); replenishing; filling in (tooth); loading (gun with ammunition, camera with film, etc.); packing; plugging

2

accumulation; accumulate; store

3

mysterious presence; mysterious atmosphere; aura of mystery

4

to be able to manage somehow or another

1

system

4

compromise; giving in

2

okay; sure; okey-dokey

1

relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly

1

to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); (arch.) to lump together

1

to breathe while sleeping

3

sleepy; drowsy; somnolent

1

staying up late; keeping late hours; sitting up late at night; nighthawk

1