jpdb beta

retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retorsion; retortion

1

grumbling; muttering; nonsense

2

to check; to stop; to keep back

1

reluctantly; unwillingly

2

knot (in rope, etc.); bonds; arrest; rope impressions (on the surface of pottery)

1

trace; tracks; site; remains; scar

1

very interesting; of great interest

1

bandana

4

nice to meet you; I'm glad to make your acquaintance; how do you do?

1

commander-in-chief; leader; head of a group of companies

2

huh!; oh; wow; I see

2

completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all

2

daughter

3

power; authority; jurisdiction

2

in any case; at any rate; anyhow; anyway; as you know; for you see

1

one's own country

1

great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious

1

public interest; public benefit; public good

1

father; father (e.g. of a discipline); pioneer (e.g. of field of research); God; Father

2

declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice

2

play; playing; pleasure; amusement; play (in a mechanism, e.g. a steering wheel); slack

2

where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes

2

to suit the convenience of; to accommodate

2

condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite

4

proposal; offer; request; application

2

enemy nation

3

right; privilege

1

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

2

breach of contract

1

to be subject to punishment; to be punished

1

impossible to do (although wants to)

1

according to (someone)

1

battle; fight; combat

3

unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected

2

to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into

1

barking up the wrong tree; calling at the wrong house

2

to do what one is told to (esp. of a child); to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says; to do what one wants something (one's body, legs, etc.) to do; to work as expected (e.g. of a machine); to obey (one)

2

speaking without thinking; words spoken without much thought

1

death penalty; capital punishment

2

trial; judgement; judgment

3

capital punishment; death penalty; maximum penalty; ultimate punishment

1

to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command

4

countries; (various) nations

1

fall; falling down; inversion; reversal; getting upset; losing one's presence of mind

2

truth; real situation

1

to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate

2

don't worry; no worries; never mind

1

document; papers

4

with a click (e.g. camera shutter); with a snap

2

wink

3