jpdb beta

pro among pros; best of the best; top tier; ultimate professional; player's player

1

pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements

1

duty; role; function

1

popular will; will of the people

9

to feel keenly; to strike to the core; to touch to the quick; to pierce deep inside (e.g. cold)

1

strong interaction; strong force

1

different (quality, nature); heterogeneous

1

cultural sphere

1

Arab countries; Arab states

2

oil industry; petroleum industry

2

partner

2

to build up; to establish (one's reputation)

1

deliberately; carefully; thoroughly; without rushing

1

to settle down (and deal with something); to concentrate all one's energy (on something); to settle oneself (in a place); to settle down (somewhere); to take a solid stance; to lower one's center of gravity (centre)

1

enlightenment; instruction

1

ruling and opposition parties; parties in and out of power

1

important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game

1

patient

1

territorial waters

1

hesitation; indecision; vacillation

4

openly; squarely; directly; to a person's face

1

elegant

1

Her Majesty the Queen

1

(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case

1

Jew; Jewish person

1

Arab

1

exchange; reciprocation; give-and-take; reply; riposte

2

Israel

7

Arab-Israeli Wars (1948, 1956, 1967, 1973)

5

republican form of government

1

Chinese person

1

special mention

2

head; chief; chairman; governor; top seat; first desk (in orchestra)

4

reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph

2

Great Leap Forward (failed attempt to industrialize China and increase agricultural production, from 1958-1960); significant breakthrough; great strides

5

terrorism

5

ambitious person

1

primitive; crude; archaic

1

to claim lives; to cause deaths; to result in fatalities

1

misgovernment

2

change of government; regime change

7

national election

2

bright light; hope; bright future; light emanating from a buddha or bodhisattva, symbolizing their wisdom and compassion

8

coalition government

1

successor (e.g. organization); new existence after rebirth

1

Chen (ancient Chinese state, approx. 1045-479 BCE); Ch'en; Chen dynasty (China, 557-589 BCE); Ch'en dynasty

2

determination; resolution

1

February 26 Incident (attempted military coup in Japan; 1936); February 1936 military revolt

1

or; otherwise

1

nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic

1