jpdb beta

oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally

1

to dirty one's hands

1

beautiful face; good looks; beauty

3

boning (fish or meat); deboning; watering down (a plan, bill, etc.); dilution; taking the backbone out of; weakening

3

to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)

2

to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch

2

reason for being; raison d'être

1

a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)

1

ho-ho

1

loud laughter; roaring with laughter

1

real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally

4

dweller; inhabitant; resident; user (of a website)

1

to expose (a secret); to disclose; to take apart; to take to pieces; to kill; to do away with

2

bad ending (in a film, novel, etc.); unhappy ending

1

all times and places; all ages and countries

1

theory; standard procedure; common strategy; established tactics

2

willingly; voluntarily; of one's own accord

3

to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt

2

several; a few; number; quantity; counting; calculation; number

1

provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation

1

to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)

2

be; is

1

to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on

1

to respond; to answer; to accept (an invitation, offer, etc.); to comply with (a request, etc.); to suit; to match

5

thin (of an object); pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.)

2

to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated

1

to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)

2

group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school

1

you; noblewoman; lady

1

boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless

3

all pain, no gain; doing no good and a lot of harm; having no redeeming features; being a complete disadvantage; (lit.) a hundred harms and not a single gain

1

to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect

5

impure; adulterated; foul; mixed; dishonest

1

displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment

1

centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government

3

(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp

4

end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap

3

reddish tinge; tinge of red; slight redness; reddishness; blush

1

to increase; to grow

3

Battlefield

1

formation; molding; making (up); repair (e.g. with plastic surgery); replacement; -plasty

2

to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend

3

gulpingly; in one gulp

3

to hide; to conceal oneself; to disappear (behind); to be hidden (by); to live in seclusion; to retire (from the world)

8

to shrug one's shoulders

10

gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy

1

oh goodness!; I say!

1

to save trouble; to save effort; to save hassle; to save bother; to save time

1

carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky

2

to rise (of smoke, steam, etc.); to go up

1