jpdb beta

dominion; territory; possession

2

ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery

1

natural disaster

2

national power

1

raising (the standard)

1

objection

1

to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel

2

diplomatic relations

1

neighboring countries; surrounding countries

1

to quarrel; to dispute

1

to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)

2

under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)

2

legitimate; orthodox; traditional

1

rampancy; prevalence; domination

3

overlooking; turning a blind eye

1

internal affair

1

treatment; service; handling; management

2

to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge

6

humane

1

civilian in military employ

1

to open hostilities; to take up arms (against)

1

cross-national

1

complete ignorance (usu. in reference to feigning); lack of knowledge

1

to feign ignorance; to pretend to be ignorant of; to play innocent; to brazen it out

2

point in question (at issue)

1

energetic; vigorous

3

steadily

2

foothold; footing; toehold; stepping stone

1

to knead again; to rework; to revise; to polish

1

ability; capability; competence; skill

2

sad to say; how sad; alas

1

oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)

1

to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. joke)

1

capture; seizure

1

to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate

2

finishing blow; coup de grâce

2

snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)

1

absolutely; unconditionally; never (with neg. verb)

3

faint; indistinct; dim; (arch.) few; (arch.) a little

2

to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations

1

crime committed for fun; criminal who takes delight in people's reaction to his crimes

1

deep design and forethought; a farsighted and deeply-laid plan

1

sympathy; compassion; pity

1

symmetrical

2

colouring; coloring; shade (of colour); flavour; nuance; feel

1

dark; gloomy; overcast; heavy; leaden; dull

1

photograph of two people, usu. male and female; man and woman being alone together; phone dating service where a couple are randomly connected for a conversation

1

who benefits (from that)?; who cares?; who would want that?; pointless; of benefit to no one; of interest to no one

1

chaos

2

stagnation; inactivity

1