jpdb beta

full particulars; the whole story; from beginning to end

1

mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...

2

trifles; minor details

1

occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally

2

to mow down; to cut down; to knock down; to defeat; to beat

1

incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling

1

questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)

1

to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree

1

to grab at; to grasp at; to clutch at

2

penetrating cold

1

to finish; to end; to close

1

to go back to the start; to reset; to restore; to return to the point (of a discussion); to return something (that has been moved) to previous place; to reconstitute

1

to make a fist; to clench one's fist

3

dull (e.g. of movement or reaction); sluggish

1

since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while

1

to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot

5

performing a part in one's own play; playing a musical piece that one has written; doing everything by oneself (from preparation to execution); put-up job; charade; sock-puppeting (i.e. pretending to be more than one person on the Internet)

1

noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled

2

each and every person (saying); one and all; unanimously; in unison; separately; individually

1

one-by-one; separately; in detail

1

as we know

1

self-indulgence; doing as one pleases

1

assent; consent

2

to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut

1

recognition; acknowledgement; acknowledgment; approval; consent; agreement

1

strong power of the state; iron fist; heavy hand

1

putting into operation; invocation

1

racking one's brains; worrying oneself; being anxious

1

powerful; strong

1

reform; reformation; reorganization

1

now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which

1

to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken

1

supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being

2

to be outpushed; to lose a pushing competition

1

to enlist as a supporter; to win over to one's side; to gain as one's ally

1

partly open; in half bloom

1

to ponder; to brood

1

roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open

1

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

2

to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter

1

military conflict; armed conflict

2

qualitative difference; disparity; gap

1

all doors closed; blocked in every direction; cornered

1

how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how

1

difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)

1

reason; cause; circumstances

1

gestures; gesturing

1

(a) look; gaze

1

taking advantage of (an opportunity); jumping on the bandwagon; taking passage (in); getting a lift; getting a ride

1

watchful waiting; careful supervision

1