jpdb beta

personal feelings; self-interest

1

information; news; report; reward; retribution

1

to assume the posture of praying; to press the palms and fingers of both hands together; to beg; to make a supplication; to see (something or someone of high status)

1

to spoil; to break; to go bad; to go wrong; to fail

1

as good as dead; might as well be dead; more dead than alive

1

(complete) destruction; annihilation; devastation

1

to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)

1

reform proposal

1

that is to say; so that means

1

death; rejection (of a manuscript, etc.); lacking; without

1

within ...; inside ...

6

support; backing; aid; assistance

10

for the present; for the time being

1

other people; others

2

against the rules; breaking etiquette; illegal; unusual; unconventional; against common sense

1

final; eventual; ultimate

3

to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away

2

to have a catch; to have an ulterior motive; to be more (to something)

1

migration; move; emigration; immigration

11

approval; agreement; support; favour; favor

1

threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)

1

very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best

1

ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished

2

outside one's jurisdiction

1

dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered

1

grassy field; grassland; meadow; grass-covered plain; savannah; prairie

6

attentive; cautious; careful; watchful

2

small hill; low hill; hillock

1

without

2

secret weapon

1

cane; walking stick; staff; wand

32

very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just

4

design; idea; conception; plan

1

to concentrate; to focus on; to devote; to stiffen; to become tense

2

carving; engraving; sculpture

1

to carve; to engrave; to sculpt; to tattoo

1

extra-large; king-size; highest (priority, urgency, etc)

5

magic wand

4

elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress

1

heating power; thermal power; firepower

1

combined use; using together (with); using jointly; using at the same time

1

unrelated; unconnected

1

all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total

6

usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common

1

article; item; quality; flirtatiousness; coquetry

1

pearls thrown before swine; unused possession; useless possession; waste of talent

1

to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind

1

foul; breaking the rules; violation (of the law, regulations, etc.); infringement; breach

1

to make even; to make smooth; to make level; to average

3

to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)

6