jpdb beta

ostentation; display

1

to turn against; to become an enemy

1

thoughtlessness; indiscretion

1

first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)

1

to reach a situation about which nothing can be done

1

reckless remark; rash remark; thoughtless words; falsehood

1

rude person; insolent person

1

inexpensive; cheap; easy; simple

1

idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression

2

timely; opportune

1

agreement; coincidence; correspondence; conformity

1

to push aside; to overcome (e.g. difficulties); to align; to put in order; (arch.) to push open

1

to swindle out of; to cheat out of; to defraud of; to misrepresent oneself as; to pretend to be; to assume (a name or title)

1

spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham

7

falsehood; lie

2

to work out a plan of deception; to scheme; (arch.) to think up a plan; (arch.) to think over a plan; (arch.) to discuss; (arch.) to consult

1

beyond saving

1

difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect

3

habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle

2

to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end

5

presence of other people; (in) public; (in) front of others

2

to copy; to imitate; to counterfeit; to forge

1

workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings

1

lettuce

4

gold

1

learning by ear; memory of having heard something before

1

body double; double; wire puller; person behind the scenes; shadow commander

3

survival of the fittest; the law of the jungle; (lit.) the weak are meat the strong do eat

1

to breathe (heavily); to pant; to gasp; to live

1

assassination

1

in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)

3

failing to properly evaluate the (relative) importance (of); putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the cause for the end; mistaking the insignificant for the essential; getting one's priorities backwards

1

refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing

1

real nuisance; becoming inconvenienced by someone else's problems (through no fault of one's own)

1

stability; steadiness; equilibrium

1

cold reception; unwelcoming treatment

1

cause and effect; causality; karma; fate; unfortunate; unlucky

1

bitter

2

handsome; shapely; clean-cut (features)

1

steep angle; acute angle

1

something; some kind of; for some reason

3

let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...

2

not so

1

with a snap; (break) cleanly; (reject) sternly; flatly; smartly (e.g. of dressing up well)

2

impossible; unlikely; improbable

3

oh!; oh?; my!

1

withdrawal; retraction; revocation; repeal

1

flexible; lithe; soft; pliable

1

insincerity; dishonesty; untruthfulness; bad faith

3

one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation

1