jpdb beta

to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink

1

one's life as a consumer

1

poverty; penury; need; shortage; lack; want

2

stale; old fashioned; hackneyed; trite; antiquated; obsolete

1

(religious) piety; faith; devotion

2

old

1

counter; service counter (e.g. at a bank); counter (at a bar, cafe, etc.); automatically responding with an upload slot to someone who allows you to download (e.g. in P2P systems)

1

perfect vacuum; absolute vacuum

2

civilization; civilisation; culture; Bunmei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20)

1

devastating; catastrophic; crushing

5

Cuba

7

instant; moment; for an instant

1

instantly; immediately; equals; means; oneness (of two opposing things); inseparability

1

compliance; conformance; adaptation; (immediate) response; (rapid) reaction

2

abandoning (hope, plans); giving up

2

Polaris (star in the constellation Ursa Minor); Alpha Ursae Minoris; the North Star; UGM-27 Polaris (nuclear submarine-launched ballistic missile)

1

submarine-launched ballistic missile; SLBM

3

intermediate-range ballistic missile; IRBM

5

equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms

2

to stand in (someone's) place; to be in a (certain) position

1

Jeseph; Josephs

2

Kennedy

3

junior

2

unperturbed; undaunted; retaining composure; unyielding; not giving an inch

1

to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy

1

consequently; as a result

1

reward; compensation; collateral; security; turning to look behind

1

federal

1

Castro (Chile); Castelot

1

chess

1

piece (in shogi, chess, etc.); (arch.) horse; (arch.) foal; bridge (of a violin, etc.)

1

alert status; emergency alert

1

Cuban Missile Crisis (1962)

6

direct (telephone) line; direct dialing

1

ban (treaty)

1

crisis management

1

nuclear nonproliferation

1

detente

13

hawks; hardline faction; hardliner

2

shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable

2

materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis

1

approval rating

2

sudden fall; sharp fall; sudden drop; sharp drop

1

leak (of information); leakage (of electricity)

1

one-man (show, team, etc.); tyrant; dictatorial person; conductorless bus (i.e. having only a driver); conductorless train

1

constitution (physical); physical make-up; predisposition (to disease); character (of a group, organization, etc.); innate characteristics; make-up

1

local election; regional elections

2

to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out

1

outward appearance; ostensible; public; official

1

health (concerns, reasons, etc.)

2