jpdb beta

pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)

11

mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)

27

end; conclusion

1

bad taste

1

to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of

8

(verbal) abuse; denunciation; disparagement; vilification; scathing criticism

2

very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary

2

to leave behind; to put off; to postpone

4

to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept

1

so-so; passable; now, now; my, my

4

criticism; critique; review; commentary

1

halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked

1

comfort; consolation; diversion

1

rather than (do ...)

7

role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role

6

to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make

11

menial; meanness; servility; abject

2

demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend

176

teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)

141

existence; being

18

stroke of sword

1

to pour on

1

words of praise; eulogy; compliment

4

pride; boast

6

to achieve results; to be successful (in a venture, etc.)

1

there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when

10

to change the subject (e.g. away from something awkward or inconvenient)

3

to take a breath; to take a short rest

6

Italy

3

headquarters; head office; main office

3

control; management (e.g. of a business)

12

abbreviation

1

professional killer; hit man

2

specialization; specialisation

4

version

1

imagination; supposition; guess

20

somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why

10

rule

15

to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till

27

love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland

10

it's none of your business; it's not your concern

3

to look down on; to treat with contempt; to treat disparagingly; to sneer at

4

to laugh scornfully

3

banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of

3

ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity

3

fanaticism; zealotry; blind devotion

1

to become; to appear like; to have a touch of; to look like

4

desperately; for one's dear life

5

muzzling (a person); preventing (a person) from revealing something; silencing (a person); murdering (a person) to prevent them from revealing something

1

secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings

3