jpdb beta

head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team

3

if one is unlucky; if one is careless

1

treason; treachery; mutiny; rebellion; insurrection

2

under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)

9

to instigate; to tempt; to entice; to incite

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to be fed up (with); to be tired (of); to be stumped; to be nonplussed; to wince; to shrink back

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personage; person (deserving of respect)

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we; us

2

moaning; muttering; complaining

2

to use abusive language; to curse; to call someone names

11

standing at attention

2

hanging low (over); hovering around (price level); low hanging (e.g. clouds); sluggish (e.g. economy); slump; recession

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skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme

9

manipulation of information; spin

2

symbolic

1

sabotage

2

several day period

3

How are things with you?; How are you doing?

1

to model on; to make in the shape of; to represent; to symbolise

3

very; greatly; exceedingly

6

displeasure; ill humour; ill humor; pique

1

haughty; arrogant; pompous; self-important

1

personification; impersonation; embodiment

8

transfer; assignment; conveyance

4

parting; farewell

2

executives; top management; governing body

1

capitulation; surrender; submission; yield

5

one's physical safety; personal security

1

military conflict; armed conflict

5

beyond one's control; nothing one can do

1

ongoing; in progress; afoot

2

few in number

3

to put out one's tongue; to stick out one's tongue

11

to underrate; to make light of

6

first and last (time, chance, etc.); (the) only

2

common front; united front

3

tomorrow morning

2

motivation

4

elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge

15

to go to bed; to go to sleep; to fall asleep; to be laid up (with a cold); to be ill in bed

3

detached; aloof; indifferent

3

sculpture; carved statue; graven image

3

to be a matter of life or death

2

mental condition; state of mind; mentality

2

parroting back; repeating (something one was told) like a parrot

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previous remarks

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to remove; to deinstall; to take away; to set apart

3

posture; attitude

1

to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away

6

to compare and contrast two alternatives; to weigh the relative merits of A and B; to weigh one's options; to try to have it both ways; to try to sit on two stools

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