jpdb beta

politics; government

2

I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately

1

scrap; piece; fag end; unimportant (person); petty (official); barely (in a role)

2

hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently

4

to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know

7

watchful waiting; careful supervision

1

short; brief

6

to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with

4

powering up

1

to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)

2

to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up

1

leaving; going home; quitting one's job; free time; leisure

1

doing (with resolve); carrying out (e.g. a plan)

2

certificate (usually of proof of something); credentials

1

entry into a country

1

showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy

1

I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said

5

participation in a war; going to war; taking part in a competition or contest

3

to have something on one's mind; to have (undisclosed) reservations; to feel conflicted

1

to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)

1

to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)

2

form; shape; figure; visage

7

getting mixed up in; getting embroiled in; involvement; entanglement; by-blow

1

silence; stillness; quietness

4

to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)

3

here; with this

1

impatience; uneasiness; irritation; fretfulness

1

to torment; to torture; to harass

1

recuperation; medical treatment

1

more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time

2

guild

1

wearing a sword; being armed with a sword; sword

1

iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast

17

cover; covering; cover song; cover version; coverage; to compensate for (a loss)

2

locking

7

(one's) exclusive use; private use; dedicated use; use for a particular purpose; exclusive use (of particular products); using only (e.g. a certain brand)

1

to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from

5

time; labour; labor

1

article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price

1

measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy

2

round shape; circle; circular form

2

rare animal

1

work of art

1

medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic

3

price; cost

1

to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)

2

to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)

2

to smile

3

oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!

4

(another's) daughter; young lady

1