jpdb beta

wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)

2

to have one's teeth set on edge; to get loose teeth

1

fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them

2

one's nature; talents; destiny; mission; sphere of activity

2

honour; honor

2

antics; buffoonery; clowning; clown; jester

1

successive; consecutive; back-to-back; one after another

1

after all; in the end; when all's said and done; for the time being; at present

1

high society

1

debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh

1

meaning; tenor; effect; influence; appearance; aspect

1

killing time; staving off boredom

2

friendship; amity

1

story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend

6

true story

1

heavy loss

1

riot control

1

shield

2

to have (someone) by the short hairs; to have something on (someone)

1

acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption

1

full name

1

acquaintance

1

embarrassing

2

recommendation; referral; endorsement

2

gene therapy

1

patent; special permission; licence (license); proprietary

1

to gain fame; to make one's name

1

person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager

1

fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk

2

dealt hand consisting of one 20-point card and six 1-point cards; outstanding; standing out above the rest

1

to fan (oneself, flames, etc.); to flap (in the wind); to instigate; to stir up; to drive up prices (by buying a large amount of something); to take a photo from a low angle; to tailgate

4

please

3

traffic accident

2

with a tap; with a knock; smoothly (proceed); without a hitch; even; equal

1

three times; thrice; many times; over and over again; often

2

green (colour); green (energy, car, etc.); environmentally friendly; greenland; green space; green (on a golf course)

1

cross; crossing; intersecting; cross (soccer)

1

printing

1

consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude

5

to be overawed; to be overpowered; to lose the mental battle

1

to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind

1

boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless

3

sincerely; earnestly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again

1

inconvenient; inexpedient; unfavourable; wrong; improper; objectionable

1

persuasion

2

courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts

1

to see everything; to see all; to abandon; to give up; to sell at a loss; to sell off

2

stern; grave; austere; strict (e.g. security); severe; firm

3

as likely as not; 50-50; even match; tie

2

victory or defeat; victory and defeat

2