jpdb beta

large-scale

3

to repel; to drive away; to repulse; to reject

2

war situation; progress of a battle

1

state of reduced activity; lull; state of abeyance; stable condition

1

to become public; to become known; to come out in the open; to be formal; to be official

1

to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)

5

showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy

1

sound of pistol fire; sound of exploding gunpowder; exchange of (pistol) fire; shootout; conflict

1

to unfold; to unroll; to open

3

artery

1

rapid (e.g. progress)

8

the front (of a battlefield); forefront

1

supply; supplying; replenishment

1

important; significant; precious; valuable; careful

1

for this reason

4

the problem (at issue); the point at issue; problematic issue; problem

1

to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)

2

to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear

1

to pilfer; to filch; to pocket; to make off with

1

diversion into illegal channels; putting on the black market; selling through illegal channels

2

no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it

3

small; compact

2

opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows

1

thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances

1

injustice; unfairness; wrongdoing; iniquity; impropriety; irregularity

1

big shot; higher-ups

1

to chase away; to drive away; to drive out

1

to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up

3

to take measures (in face of events being anticipated); to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together

2

along the road; along the way

2

the sixth sense; intuition; hunch

2

sense of smell; olfaction

1

spread (e.g. of a disease); rampancy; infestation; proliferation; being widespread

1

death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out

19

to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)

2

senility; senile decay; infirmity (through age)

1

to be nearing death; to be dying

1

old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly

1

calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable

1

powerful medicine; strong poison

1

to writhe (in pain); to be in agony; to be anguished; to be agonized; to be troubled

2

to suffer; to groan; to be worried

5

cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible

3

ugly; unsightly; hideous; mean; repulsive; disgraceful

1

presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch

3

exceedingly; extremely; decisively

2

serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady

2

ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious

2

statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal

13

to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check

1