jpdb beta

to shun; to avoid; to ostracize; to neglect; to distance oneself from; to give the hard shoulder

3

political measures; policy

4

to bare one's fangs; to snarl (at)

1

success; hit

3

ceremony; rites

2

to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by

2

acquaintance

3

20 years old; (arch.) twenty

14

eight; 8

6

secret; private; surreptitious

1

ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery

1

to instigate; to tempt; to entice; to incite

2

all; everything

1

region; limits; stage; level

1

to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)

6

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

2

mere; simple; sheer

1

travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour

1

holiday; day off; furlough; absence (from work)

1

stay; sojourn

2

while; during (the time when)

6

uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan

6

all (there is); as long as there is

1

sign; indication; omen; symptom

1

to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross

2

a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago

4

change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension

4

little by little

1

slight; insignificant; small

1

order; turn; sorting; obedient; docile; submissive

1

to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)

7

top; summit; vertex

1

hundreds

2

reigning; controlling; dictating

1

to die down (storm, anger, conflict, etc.); to calm down; to be at peace; to be governed well; to subside (of pain, symptoms, etc.); to be alleviated

2

to surpass; to outstrip; to excel

3

administration; governance; the authorities; authority

1

system

2

regarding highly; attaching importance to

1

every corner; every nook and cranny; all the ins and outs

2

to stretch around (e.g. a fence, dragnet, etc.); to lay out (e.g. a wiring system, network, etc.); to string up (e.g. an antenna, ship's rigging, etc.)

1

intelligence or information network

3

inside and outside; interior and exterior; inside and outside the country; home and abroad; around; about

1

quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt

6

importance; gravity

1

intelligence agency

2

fullness; completion; enhancement; improvement; replenishment; repletion

1

to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort

3

thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances

3

zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch

2