jpdb beta

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

1

even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless

1

to spread (e.g. a rumor); to circulate; to disseminate

1

how can (one) do something

1

false accusation; pretext; picking a quarrel; committing oneself

2

dumbfounded; in mute amazement

2

to be surprising; to be shocking; to be jaw-dropping

1

art; technique; means; way; trick; trap

2

fort; fortress; stronghold; fortification

2

to build up; to establish (one's reputation)

1

massacre; genocide

2

(living) sacrifice; victim; scapegoat

1

large-scale

1

to practice magic; to practise magic

1

for dear life; barely escaping alive

1

witness

1

fabrication; forgery; falsehood; hoax

1

gossip; government OSI procurement; GOSIP

1

article; news story; report; account

1

it's not like; it isn't as if

1

rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk

1

detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)

5

performing a part in one's own play; playing a musical piece that one has written; doing everything by oneself (from preparation to execution); put-up job; charade; sock-puppeting (i.e. pretending to be more than one person on the Internet)

2

ostentation; display

1

to seize the initiative

1

control; management (e.g. of a business)

1

to rank next to; to come after

1

to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival

4

it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...

2

capitulation; surrender; submission; yield

1

other; another; over; more than; I; me

1

grave; serious; alarming

1

extent to which (something) is true or false; whether or not (something) is true

1

to ascertain; to check; to make sure

1

short temper; quick temper; hot temper; impatience; irritability

1

reason; cause; circumstances

1

mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion

2

your country

3

to storm in with a yell

1

to make clear; to clarify; to disclose; to make public

1

service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services

1

all; everything

1

both (people)

13

Hide

1

wholesale delegation; hundred-percent subcontracting; leaving all the decision-making to somebody else

1

feeling; sensation; emotion; interjection

2

absurd; foolish; stupid; silly; nonsense; ludicrous

1

sympathy; empathy; response

1

(as for (that)) thing; (given (that)) thing; matter; (it is a ...) thing; matter; fact

2

ruling class

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