jpdb beta

oratory; eloquence

2

technique; method

1

ha ha ha; hee hee hee

4

bribe; money under the table

2

sneer; derision; scornful laugh; cold smile

1

to invade; to raid; to infringe; to encroach; to harm; to afflict

2

serious; severe; grave; acute

1

to fill one's own pocket by taking advantage of a position

1

emphasis; highlight; stress; stressed point

1

self; the ego

1

swelling; enlargement; becoming fat; hypertrophy

1

expansion; swelling; increase; growth

1

attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession

1

to grow fat

1

misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess

1

fool; nitwit; The Fool (Tarot card)

1

(one's) interests

1

law

1

execution; enforcing; carrying out; giving alms; giving food to the poor or monks

1

check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base

1

unlawful; illegal; unreasonable; outrageous; unjust

1

grinding of the teeth; involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation; gnashing one's teeth; gritting one's teeth

3

so (e.g. so much, so close, so many, so few)

1

powerlessness; helplessness; incompetent

2

to squash; to crush; to flatten

2

to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on

1

gushing forth; bursting out; (lit.) like breaking a dam

1

to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to

1

feelings of guilt

2

to speak; to say; to vocalize

1

not getting a reply

1

from the beginning

4

fighting windmills; tilting at windmills; mimicking a wrestling match by oneself (as a form of street performance, etc.)

1

to torment; to torture; to harass

1

to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up

1

sense of helplessness; feeling of powerlessness

1

in those days

2

to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly

1

to lend a hand; to give a hand; to help; to extend a helping hand

1

being left out; being ostracized

1

to be kind to; to treat kindly

1

malicious; ill-tempered; unkind

2

it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it

2

outlet (e.g. for water or gas); market (for something); outlet (e.g. for excess energy); vent (e.g. for emotions)

1

barking up the wrong tree; calling at the wrong house

1

counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow

2

to overdo; to go too far; to go to excess

1

soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light

1

touché; you've got me there

1

by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing

3