jpdb beta

to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with

1

to read the situation; to sense the mood

1

downtown

5

jostling; being jostled; being mobbed; crumpling

1

leading actor; star; leading figure; central figure; key figure

1

newspaper story (article, account)

1

newspaper

1

clipping (of newspaper article, etc.); cutting; scrap (for a scrapbook); cut-out (picture, coloured paper, etc.)

1

heading; headline; index; headword

1

emphasis; highlight; stress; stressed point

1

article; news story; report; account

3

to go on reading

1

what on Earth is this?

3

to negotiate (with someone about); to talk over (something with); to tackle someone (about); to throw on each other; to splash (water) on each other; to pour on each other

1

to succeed (in doing); to pull something off; to manage (to do a job)

1

publication (e.g. of an article in a newspaper); carrying (e.g. a story); running (e.g. a serial); insertion (e.g. of an advertisement); printing; posting (e.g. on the web)

1

(power of) imagination

1

to stir up; to poke (the fire); to beat (an egg); to arouse (interest, feelings, etc.); to stir; to stoke

1

plus; addition; positive number; gain; advantage; anode

1

intelligence gathering; information gathering

1

to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize

1

few days

1

both sides; two sides; double-sided

1

to cut up; to cleave; to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something; (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye

2

objective; aim; mark

3

just now; a little while back; a short time ago

2

coup d'état; coup

4

and; thereupon; because of that

1

country name

4

announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known

1

revision (of a rule, price, etc.); alteration; change

1

to take over; to capture; to seize; to hijack (vehicle, account, etc.)

3

official name; formal name

1

holiness; sacredness; sanctity; dignity

1

to assign; to allot; to divide among; to distribute; to prorate; to assess

1

shorthanded; short of hands; undermanned; insufficient (stock, money, etc.); in short supply; low

1

as planned

3

character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")

1

writing; entry (e.g. to a form); posting (e.g. to a blog)

1

world map

1

latest; newest; late-breaking (news)

1

to take notes

1

to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!

1

the best; ideal

1

intensification; aggravation

1

channel (e.g. between two land masses); strait

12

front line; forefront

1

western edge (e.g. of city); west side

1

course; route; course (of study); program; lane (in running, swimming, etc.); course (of action); policy

1

westernmost tip (point, extremity, etc.)

1