jpdb beta

hanky-panky; juggling; cheating; deception; smoke and mirrors

1

killing; destruction of life; cruel; heartless; callous

1

measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion

1

to expose to danger; to imperil; to jeopardize

1

precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred

1

subordinate person

12

fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool

1

not covered (by); not subject (to)

1

precognition; prescience

1

just now; at this moment; at this point of time

2

affectionately; tenderly; lovingly

1

difference between night and day; world of difference; (being) poles apart; (lit.) difference between heaven and earth

1

distance; interval; gap; difference; estrangement

2

distinction; differentiation; classification

1

to say no more; to sink into silence

1

bad; wrong; evil; no good; wicked; reprehensible

2

to be suspicious of; to be doubtful of; to be dubious of

1

to feign ignorance; to pretend one doesn't know

1

gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying

1

to miss a chance; to miss an opportunity

1

dignity; majesty; sanctity

1

to settle (a dispute)

1

wrong impression; subjective impression; assumption; prejudice

3

if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say

2

the latter

5

objective

2

position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint

1

evaluation criteria; evaluation standard

1

too much; excessive; too

6

to be oversized (overloud, etc.)

1

borrowing; debt; loan

2

treatment; reception; service; working conditions; salary; pay

1

to order; to command; to appoint

1

tension; strain

1

to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through

2

incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost

2

position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view

3

cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)

3

friend; companion

1

opening fully; full throttle; full power

1

friendship; fellowship; camaraderie

1

to take; to carry (something) away; to bear

3

lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend

2

hegemony; leadership; initiative

4

restriction; restraint; limitation; limit

1

anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever

1

to tilt (esp. head); to lean; to incline; to slant

1

by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly

1

(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least

8

to knock down; to defeat

1