jpdb beta

leading; prominent; eminent; counting on one's fingers

1

important post; important office; key position

1

all that one has; all that there is; the whole

1

to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)

1

nothing but; none other than

3

reluctant; hesitant

1

romance; love's pathway

1

pair; the two; both persons; both things

2

something said for politeness' sake; diplomatic language; honeyed words; lip service; empty compliment

1

chatting; idle talk

1

circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral

1

to increase; to grow

1

sense of impending crisis; sense of danger

1

diplomat

1

foreign policy

1

point in common; common feature

1

to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge

1

second half; latter half

1

prime of one's working life

1

long time; long interval; for quite some time

1

to stay indoors; to be confined indoors

1

acquaintance

1

new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)

1

few in number

1

old friend; old acquaintance

1

both (people)

1

good year; lucky year; bumper year; banner year

1

is that so? (generally rhetorical)

3

red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red

1

party (gathering, celebration, etc.); party (group, political, etc.)

1

main guest; guest of honor; guest of honour

2

ambassador

3

how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how

1

be (that) as it may; having said that

1

honour; honor; glory; privilege

1

(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)

1

to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on

1

going together

1

(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means

1

manners; etiquette

1

to yell; to shout; to scream; to bawl

1

discord; (on) bad terms (with)

1

strategy; stratagem; trick; scheme; plot

1

rumour; rumor; hearsay; report

1

to take advantage (of somebody's weaknesses, carelessness, etc.); to impose on

1

to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check

1

honeymoon; being in an intimate relationship; honeymoon (period)

1

to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt

1

politics; government

1

public matter; governmental matter; prince; duke; lord; sir

1