jpdb beta

(in the) palm of someone's hand; (under) someone's complete control; (at) someone's mercy

1

to roll; to wheel; to turn over; to tip over; to leave; to buy and sell (quickly for a profit)

1

to eat; to drink; to smoke; to suffer (e.g. defeat); to receive a blow

1

character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)

2

anything and everything; just about everything

2

seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)

1

to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire

1

to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)

4

full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself

1

to blow (on); to breathe (on); to pick (a fight); to provoke; to exaggerate; to ask (an unreasonable price)

1

should not; must not

1

faint; fainting; losing consciousness

2

paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow

1

to tear off; to strip off; to rip off; to rob (someone) of (clothes); to divest (someone) of (powers, rank, etc.)

1

dejectedly; sorrowfully; crestfallen

1

to accept someone's challenge; to take up the gauntlet

1

to sit (down)

2

same; similar; (just) like; equal

3

destitution

1

haze (esp. in spring); mist; dimness (of sight)

2

to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on

3

hunger; starvation

1

to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)

1

match; game; bout; contest

1

does not seem (to be)

2

beginner

1

drawn-out (protracted) war or contest

1

extreme; extremity

1

to resound; to reverberate; to make a stir

1

total (money); full amount; sum

4

compared to

1

to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)

1

difficult to ... (physically or emotionally); hard to ...

2

to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen

1

heart sound; cardiac sound

2

clearly (understand, see, hear, etc.); distinctly; perfectly; as if it were right in front of one

1

decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly

1

rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse; litter

4

in spite of; despite; although; nonetheless; nevertheless; but

3

(going) all in (in poker)

1

courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts

1

to give a round of applause; to applaud

1

(common) use (of a language, currency, etc.); current use; to be accepted (e.g. of a way of thinking); to work (of an excuse, trick, etc.); going in and out; entrance and exit

1

release (of information, documents, etc.); disclosure; display; discovery

3

four-of-a-kind

2

eight; 8

1

numeral; digit; figure; number; a few characters

2

four

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straight flush

1

to match; to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with

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