jpdb beta

interest; rights; concession

1

to enclose; to impound; to cut off; to corral

1

underground world; underground society

1

certain; some kind of; some sort of; of sorts

1

order; discipline; regularity; system; method

2

to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)

5

on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time

1

nature; property; disposition

1

influential person; man of importance

4

personal (employee); employed; retained

1

to assemble everything together; to do something as a group

1

to employ; to engage

1

scoundrel; rascal; villain

5

or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean

1

sub-; -ous (indicating a low oxidation state); -ite; Asia; Argentina; Arabia; America

2

good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)

1

deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet

1

waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser

3

together with; same; both; all; including ...

1

producing (people) in great numbers; appearing one after the other

2

engine; agency; organisation; system; facility

1

charity; philanthropy

1

crime; offence; offense

1

unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous

3

human rights issue

1

human society

2

to inherit; to succeed; to take over

4

head; chief; boss; leader

3

without; but if; otherwise; or else

2

one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism

1

representative; delegate

1

result; effect; performance; workmanship; execution; shape and quality (of an article)

1

efficiency

1

unthinkable; unimaginable; inconceivable; unclassifiable; never dreamt of

1

omission; failure; incompleteness; irregularity; mismanagement; misconduct

1

ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to

1

veil of darkness; curtain of night

1

member

1

to screw in; to thrust into; to push into; to protest (and seek rectification); to complain

1

comprehensive; composite; all-embracing

1

decision; determination

1

(what) one is trying to say; (what) one wants to say; (what) one is saying; (what) one means

1

big problem

1

one way or another; in many ways; in various ways

2

to leave as is; to ignore

1

laughingstock; butt of ridicule

1

to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself

5

to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by

2

friendly match (game); friendly

1

to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)

2