jpdb beta

clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect

3

inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive

1

to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)

1

(excessive) flattery; smarminess; fawning

1

internal conditions; true state of affairs

1

(my) wife; inside the home; one's family

1

(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point

1

attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation

3

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

2

feeble complaint; whine

1

one's heart; one's feelings; one's inner thoughts; one's mind

4

relieved; refreshed; frank; candid; easy-going

1

to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence

3

open secret

1

short; brief

4

distrust; unjust suspicion

6

tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of

2

cold; short; curt; blunt

2

judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of

1

an assortment; combination

1

to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down

3

beginning; outset; first; onset

10

to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind

3

bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters

1

indoor; inside the room

4

tea utensils; container for powdered green tea (tea ceremony)

1

to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire

2

to like; to prefer; to be pleased by

5

to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only

1

basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation

1

foundation; basis

3

behind one's back

1

laughingstock; butt of ridicule

1

distant look; faraway look

2

once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time

1

to pieces; into shreds

1

to hew; to chop up; to mangle; to mince

1

to send (something unsolicited); to send without the receiver's request

1

criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach

12

transmission; propagation; spread

2

given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...

2

way (of doing); method

1

threat; menace

1

several times; a few times

1

vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard

2

crisis awareness; sense of impending crisis

1

to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up

1

to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into

3

in name; on paper

1

worry; mental agony; heartache

1