jpdb beta

just before; just prior to; right in front of; just in front of

2

re-; again

1

foolish; stupid; silly

3

bad reputation; infamy; ill repute; unfavorable criticism; unfavourable criticism

3

to make light of; to ignore; to slight

1

insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)

1

to shrug one's shoulders

1

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

3

signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name

2

to besmirch; to sully

2

hereditary disposition; temperament; nature; (arch.) body build

2

anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside

2

selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases

2

puppet; marionette

2

as one pleases; irresponsibility; free-for-all

1

to pin (someone) down; to hold down; to shut out (one's opponent); to keep (the opposing team) from scoring; to suppress; to control

1

if so; in that case; in that situation

1

monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision

6

to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by

4

to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged

3

use of force

1

the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there

1

to surround; to crowd around; to gather around; to encircle; to besiege

3

wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); wall (of stones)

14

to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)

2

cube

2

to lock up; to shut up; to imprison

3

to become bloodshot

1

to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse

1

preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding

2

aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support

2

muzzling (someone); gagging; forcing (someone) to keep quiet (about something); silencing (someone); killing (someone) to prevent them from revealing something

2

useless resistance; vain struggle

1

to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back

5

offender; criminal; culprit

1

obvious; (as) clear as day; plain to see

1

but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just

2

side of a geometric shape (e.g. triangle or rectangle)

1

metre (unit of length); meter; meter; gauge

2

to form; to shape; to make; to mold; to mould; to build up

1

sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air

2

(fixing) boundaries for religious practices; prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice); fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; (arch.) short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store; barrier; dimensional barrier

3

to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)

3

a bit of contrivance; some fiddling; a little ingenuity

1

space; room; airspace

1

flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion

1

occurrence; incidence; generation (of power, heat, etc.); production; ontogeny; development

3

to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into

5

then; well; so; well then

4

ahead; forward; (in) front; having a square front

3