jpdb beta

to chip (off); to shave off; to sharpen; to dampen (one's enthusiasm, interest, etc.); to reduce

1

to attack; to assault; to challenge; to take on; to be bold; to be audacious

2

leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving unattended; neglecting; abandoning

8

economic; financial; economical; thrifty; frugal

4

rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown

7

small; compact

4

development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around (sexually; esp. of a male homosexual); having an active sex life

16

to give up; to admit defeat; to throw in the towel

2

to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand

2

financial power; financial means; wealth

2

now that; since; so long as; because

5

useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point

5

to come down in the world; to fall low; to be ruined; to be reduced to poverty; to fall on hard times

2

to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to

2

when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives

1

large amount of money; great cost

1

something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...

7

disadvantage; drawback; demerit; bad point; minus

5

(suffering) damage; injury; harm

6

exposure; disclosure

1

while (one is at it); when; on the occasion of; at the same time (as); on one's way (to); by the way

4

to lose (something); to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove

1

given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this

2

not going (well); not proceeding (as one wishes); bad; not good; hopeless; beyond hope

1

violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement

7

to increase; to grow

4

one room

2

attaché case

2

article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price

2

outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else

15

dim; gloomy

2

indoor; inside the room

1

charm; spell; curse; malediction; dharani; mantra

6

poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite

9

strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm

1

charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage

5

liquid

6

to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder

1

rather than; more ... than ...

1

curse; spell; malediction

4

lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification

4

to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely

2

killing by poisoning; killing with poison; poisoning (to death)

3

to leak out (of a secret); to come out; to be exposed (of a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to get away (of a fish)

1

to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake

4

material; substance; matter

1

to change (into); to turn (into); to transform (into); to influence

1

... is the reason; ... is my excuse

1

each; every

4

living thing; organism; creature; biology

1