jpdb beta

chief; main; principal; important

1

round-up (e.g. of criminals); wholesale arrest; catching the whole herd with one throw

1

gap; opening; break; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness

2

to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal

7

halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked

2

to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade

6

this evening; tonight

2

generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual

1

result; consequence; consequently; as a result; as a result of; following

7

depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program

2

to crack down on (e.g. crime, corruption); to deal a crushing blow to; to bring down the hammer on

1

condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat

3

one room

2

various; varied; diverse; all sorts of

5

but; however; provided that

1

several; a few; number; quantity; counting; calculation; number

3

place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.

2

foreign country

6

money laundering

2

remittance; sending money; transferring money

2

bank robbery; bank robber

1

arrest; apprehension; capture

2

opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling

1

flame; blaze

1

young person; youngster; young people; (the) youth

1

to stare at; to glare at

2

guard; convoy; escort

1

underling; person of low standing; grunt; petty (work, official, etc.); minor; lowly

2

(juvenile) delinquent; Yankee; Yank; American

1

unwelcome; nerdish; unpopular

4

tide; current; tendency; trend

1

to correct; to rectify; to reform; to straighten (one's posture, collar, etc.); to adjust

1

punishment; judgement; judgment; decapitation

2

to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan

2

decision; determination; resolution

2

jealousy; envy

1

master; expert; mansion; large house; rich family; distinguished family

1

leader; leaders; dotted line; reader (textbook); reader (i.e. a person who reads); microreader

1

to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch

1

crime syndicate; criminal syndicate

1

landlord; landlady

1

to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand

4

to call (someone) to (the door, phone, etc.); to tell (someone) to come; to call up (on the phone); to invoke (e.g. a subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)

1

powerlessness; helplessness; incompetence; ineffectiveness

2

to change (into); to turn (into); to transform (into); to influence

2

intention; aim; design

7

made of metal; metallic

2

(police officer's) baton; truncheon; billy club

2

negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness

2

fatal; deadly; mortal

1