jpdb beta

one-by-one; separately; in detail

1

spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham

1

to survive; to live long

1

severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous

4

severe; fierce; stern

1

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

1

peek; peeping; peeking

1

a tiny bit; just a smidgin; a wee bit; very slightly

1

underhanded; unfair; makeshift; stopgap

1

unfortunately; sorry, but ...

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

not funny; not a laughing matter; not a joke

1

the end

1

misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune

1

front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive

2

optimistic; hopeful

2

suffering; distress; hardship; trial

1

instead of; replacing; on behalf of

1

back-facing; backwards; backward-looking; retrogressive; reactionary

1

living thing; organism; creature; biology

1

existence; being; life; survival

1

bet; wager; stake; gamble

1

tool; implement; means; furniture

2

convenience; handiness; usefulness

1

now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again

1

even so (expressing frustration, etc.); still

2

to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated

1

matter of life or death; life-and-death problem

1

inside this; in this; in here; among these; of this group; out of these

1

by all means; at all costs; absolutely

1

lucky; fortunate

1

leaving to chance; leaving to fate

4

to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible

2

clue; lead; key; handhold; hold

2

loss of (self-)confidence; inferiority complex

1

right to choose; a say; option

1

to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede

1

leaving (it) to others

1

to be satisfied; to find peace of mind; to feel good

1

each; every; all

1

to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study

1

sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)

1

trusting to chance; trusting to Providence

1

right eye

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to catch fire

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conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation

1

to indicate; to show; to point to

1

to stop walking; to pause

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somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of

1

puzzled; perplexed; quizzical; dubious; suspicious

1