jpdb beta

branch; subdivision

2

split; division; break up

2

to take an aggressive position; to stir up trouble

2

(in) my own way

1

to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire

2

to stick up (hair, etc.); to stand up straight; to stand up abruptly; to jump to one's feet; to stand in one place, doing nothing in particular; to stand around

1

to manage; to arrange; to talk over; to dispose of

1

camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade

4

reduction; curtailment

3

small factory in town; backstreet (small) workshop

1

old-fashioned; behind the times; out-of-date; antiquated

1

curio; antique

1

pathos; sorrow; grief

1

power map; power structure; power relationships

1

formation process; morphosis

1

to be put at a disadvantage; to get the short end of the stick

1

manufacturing industry

1

decline; degeneration; decay; waning; ebbing

1

flight from one's country; seeking asylum; defection; emigration (for political reasons); (going into) exile; becoming a (political) refugee

1

flatly rejecting; curtly refusing; beating easily; defeating handily; a kick

1

disadvantage; drawback; demerit; bad point; minus

1

severe; hard

1

(relative) merits; superiority or inferiority; quality

1

to dominate; to prevail; to be superior to; to get ahead of; to get the upper hand

1

sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence

1

being painfully-true (e.g. reprimand); making one's ears burn; striking home (e.g. remark)

1

the same kind; accomplice; partner

2

vested interests

1

old age; old person; the old; the aged

1

fool

1

to be frank; to speak one's mind; to open one's heart; to have a heart-to-heart talk (with someone)

1

starting time

1

assault; violent attack

2

liquefaction

4

bonnet; (car) hood; bonnet (hat)

1

mercury (Hg)

1

fusion; melting; liquefaction

1

ruler; monarch; sovereign

1

innermost secrets (of an art or skill); mysteries; essence; heart

1

parts; accessories; components

1

computer; cyberbrain; digital brain

1

old body; aged person; elderly person

1

to be rejuvenated; to feel young again

1

antiquity; ancient times

1

raid; military attack by a mobile unit; hit-and-run attack; shortstop; short

1

to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)

1

to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)

1

maybe; could be; might

1

to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)

1

habit; (social) custom; practice; convention

1