jpdb beta

low salary

1

scolding; rebuke; reprimand; fierce encouragement; exhorting

1

errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use

1

eyeball; special feature; centerpiece; special program; loss leader; sunny-side up fried egg

1

rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)

1

observation platform; lookout platform

1

to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide

1

platoon commander; section commander

15

suspicious character (person, figure)

1

shadow; tail; following

3

win; victory

1

to wait for one's punishment; to wait before one gets what's coming to one; (lit.) to wash one's neck and wait (i.e. for one's beheading)

1

thief; robber; burglar; bandit

2

soon; shortly; nearly; almost

1

cash bonus; reward; bounty

1

members; member; constituent

2

apparently; appears to be

3

to go; to come; to turn out (at a meeting, event, etc.); to show up; to make your way to

2

underclasses; poorest segment of the population; the poor

1

dilapidated house; deserted house

1

subterranean tunnel

1

to suspect

1

to stop; to abort; to discontinue; to close

1

bonus; bounty; reward; compensation

1

company, battery, troop

3

to take pride in; to pride oneself; to be proud of

1

to the limit; to the full; as much as possible; with all one's might

1

to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear

1

expenses; expenditure; outgoings; outlays; costs

2

stalk; stem

1

base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source

1

trace; tracks; site; remains; scar

2

to make one's name well known; to gain much fame

1

to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall

2

childhood

1

manyfold

1

on the wane (e.g. popularity of something); decline of one's fortunes

2

truth; reality; seriousness; logical truth; printed style writing; star performer

1

be on your guard!; take care!

1

exposure; disclosure

1

concerning the result (as opposed to the means used to achieve this result or the original goal)

1

close examination; careful investigation; investigation of a crime; inquiry into someone's guilt; winner (of the most rounds, i.e. a full game); (arch.) reciting and appreciating traditional poetry

1

ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to

1

reinforcement (e.g. of troops)

1

muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line

1

weak ending; tapering; anticlimax; tame ending

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one's troops

4

hogging; having all to oneself; monopolising; monopolizing

1

serious injury

1

well-known; famous; noted; popular; recognized

1