jpdb beta

unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy

1

dispute; conflict; trouble; strife

7

Yemen

1

Syria

5

Afghan; Afghanistan; afghan (blanket, shawl)

1

Islam

3

sour (expression); (lit.) as if having swallowed a bitter bug

1

the same; the said; likewise

2

tribe; clan; house

1

to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel

1

representation; agency; proxy; deputy; agent; attorney

2

end; close

1

radical Islamism; Islamic extremism

1

in a terrible mess; in complete disorder; chaotic

1

ethnic conflict

1

to be mixed together; to be blended; to intermingle; to commingle

1

non-fruit-bearing flower; something that is flashy with no content

1

Islamic State; IS; Islamic State of Iraq and Syria; ISIS; Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant; ISIL

1

various countries; various regions; various provinces

1

east and west; Orient and Occident; East and West; ladies and gentlemen!; your attention, please!

1

inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)

1

pluralizing suffix

1

to hang; to hang up

1

Kurd

2

the people; citizens; the populace

1

Turkey; turquoise

2

northern part; the north (of a region)

1

government forces; government troops

2

to draw close to; to edge up to; to snuggle up to; to nestle close to; to cuddle with; to draw closer to

1

(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy

1

influenced (by); under an influence

1

Iran

1

backing; support; backer; shield that protects one's back

1

going south

1

to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept

1

expedient; means; instrument; upaya (skillful means, methods of teaching)

1

what's what; heads or tails

1

everyday occurrence

1

working one's way up; self-made person; veteran

1

wicked person; evil person; scoundrel; bad thing; mischief

4

in full force; in great numbers; in droves; large-scale project; grand plan

2

to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)

3

area; zone; (lit.) belt (of land)

1

complexity

1

twentieth century

1

to transfer (trains); to change (bus, train); to change (to another ideology, party, company, etc.); to switch (to a different system, method, etc.); to move on to (e.g. a new love interest)

1

bumping of heads; running into; coming across; encountering

2

complete stranger; total stranger

1

Africa

1

honey badger (Mellivora capensis)

1