jpdb beta

powerful person; influential person

2

resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret

3

people; populace; masses

2

among (other things); especially; particularly; at the same time; simultaneously; at once

1

antigovernment

2

thought; idea; ideology

1

now; nowadays

2

influence; power; might; strength; potency; force

5

dark side (of nature, town, etc.)

2

remnants; survivors; refugees; pocket (of resistance)

2

order; system; structure; set-up; organization; organisation

3

dissidents; people who are against the Establishment; anti-Establishment groups

1

advantages and disadvantages; interests (of parties)

2

ordinary; run-of-the-mill; usual

2

taking a philosophic view; looking at the long term; farsightedness

1

people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various

10

sense of being victimized; aggrieved feelings; victim mentality; victim's mind

1

to lead; to take the initiative; to take precedence (e.g. sadness taking precedence over anger); to be most essential

1

to violate the law; to have a brush with the law; to have a run-in with the law

1

legitimate; orthodox; traditional

1

right; privilege

1

to manage; to control; to supervise; to crack down on; to keep under strict control; to enforce

2

injustice; impropriety; unreasonableness; undeserved; unfair; invalid

1

oppression; suppression; pressure

1

intoxication; being carried away by; being enraptured by

1

uproar; disturbance

1

rare; seldom

3

real condition; actual circumstances; actual state of affairs

2

to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards

3

to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out

4

... is the reason; ... is my excuse

2

arrestee; person arrested

2

convenient

2

false rumour (rumor); groundless rumour; canard

1

to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray

1

pasturing; letting (an animal) run loose; letting (someone) do as they please; leaving (something) to take its own course; letting (an issue) go unchecked

1

intentional; on purpose

1

foreign enemy; outside invader

3

unity; consolidation; uniformity; unification; compatible

1

to consult with; to discuss; to confer; to deliberate

3

details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof

1

threat; menace

1

to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)

2

advocate; proponent; supporter

1

check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base

1

each other; one another

2

concerning the result (as opposed to the means used to achieve this result or the original goal)

1

smirkingly; broadly (grinning)

1

to be tired of; to be sick of; to get fed up with

1

ideal land; earthly paradise; Utopia; Arcadia

1