jpdb beta

national border; provincial border

1

to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)

3

smuggling (people); stowing away

1

going public (with a matter); becoming public knowledge; recourse to litigation; taking (a matter) to court

1

firm decision; decisive measure; resolute step; excellent decision

2

furthermore; adding to the above-mentioned; not quite; not very good; lacking

1

bitter

1

lead (Pb)

1

to accuse somebody; to charge someone

1

dismissal (from a position); discharge

1

diplomatic relations

2

royal family

8

synopsis; outline; plot

1

unexpected; unforeseen; strange

1

surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard

2

to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)

1

to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)

1

family name; house name; family honour; family honor

3

to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall

1

plan; strategy

1

successively; one after another; sequentially; one by one

1

outrageous; monstrous; appalling; inordinate; overambitious

1

poetic

1

still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet

1

to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract

1

smile

1

father

1

to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind

1

for a long time

1

to remain; to stay (somewhere)

1

to get carried away; to become over-excited; to push one's luck; to push a good thing too far

1

to lose one's energy; to be cowardly

1

distinction between right and wrong; distinction between good and bad

1

hereabouts; around here

1

to let in (fresh) air

1

to speak frankly; to put things bluntly

1

confrontation; opposition; antagonism

1

to death (bored, scared, etc.); to distraction; like crazy; like mad; so much; dying (e.g. for a drink)

1

to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up

1

sending home; repatriation; deportation

3

wartime fire; war; wartime destruction; horrors of war

1

written oath; covenant; pledge

2

it is I who should say so

1

favour; favor; favourite; favorite; patron; supporter

1

final chapter; last chapter; last section (of a book, essay, song etc.); epilogue

1

conversation; conference (usu. between important people); discussion; interview

1

arrest; apprehension; capture

1

dimness; obscurity; indistinctness; unclear; unintelligible

2

alibi

1

to receive punishment; to be punished; to pay a penalty

1