jpdb beta

unprecedented; unheard-of; record-breaking

1

to be imminent; to loom; to be approaching; to be impending

1

cellar; basement

3

to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in

1

to make a mistake

1

to criticize harshly; to blame; to accuse; to urge; to press

1

absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming

2

duty; obligation

1

lost point (in a game); point given away; run charged to the pitcher; blunder; mistake

1

in order to; for the purpose of; must; should

1

subordinate person

2

powerful person; influential person

1

to feel like it; to get to think that way; to become so minded

1

what sort of; what kind of; what way

1

to fear; to be afraid of

1

to deprecate oneself and praise the listener; to abase oneself

1

tremendous; immense

1

chief executive

1

to be on the verge of; to be about to; to be on the point of

1

to sleep like a log; to sleep deeply

1

urgency; emergency

1

contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation

2

to get worked up; to be eager (enthusiastic); to rouse oneself

2

indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very

2

tsk; tut; shoot; chirp

1

having enough of (food, drink, etc.); having one's fill; fully enjoying

1

strict order; peremptory command

1

to backfire; to have a harmful result

1

professional duties

2

faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true

1

particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty

1

how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how

1

plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme

1

dangerous person; security risk; loose cannon

1

congress; parliament; diet; legislative assembly

4

and so; therefore; for that reason

1

stripping (of rights, office, etc.); deprivation; divestiture; forfeit; revocation

1

everything one owns

1

forfeiture; seizure; confiscation; impounding

1

Dark Continent (i.e. Africa)

1

uninhabited island; desert island

1

court; courthouse

1

judicial decision; judgement; judgment; sentence; decree

1

to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself

1

to take over; to hand over

1

recognition; acknowledgement; acknowledgment; approval; consent; agreement

1

harsh (criticism, treatment, etc.); severe; hard; strict

1

commoner; plebeian

2

rise; increase; income; takings; completion; end; end result (e.g. of crafts)

1

upstart; parvenu

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