jpdb beta

power game

1

to unfold; to unroll; to open

1

oneself; myself

2

pride; boast; credit (to)

3

true to one's name; living up to one's name

1

to choose; to select

9

pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements

1

sense of values; values; value system

1

to crumble away; to collapse

2

confrontation; opposition; antagonism

5

woman; girl

6

to backbite

1

malicious gossip; backbiting; speaking ill behind someone's back

4

one's habitual practice; usual measure; old trick

1

to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth

1

mixture of fact and fiction; half-truth

1

school friend

10

to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into

1

vice versa; also the converse; reverse is true

1

of no concern at all; no skin off my nose

1

to lose heart; to lose motivation

1

weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset

2

after making the rounds; after having passed through many hands; after going through many places; eventually

1

to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)

1

cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible

5

to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)

3

behind one's back

2

detestable; abhorrent; loathsome

2

unfounded (e.g. rumour); groundless; baseless; completely untrue

1

baseless; groundless

1

slander; bad-mouthing; abuse; insult; speaking ill (of)

2

henchman; follower; (arch.) adopted child

1

to be angry; to resent; to be enraged; to be indignant

2

basis; foundation; grounds; authority

1

to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with

1

to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to

1

value; worth; merit

11

in name only; figurehead; (only) by name

2

funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd

2

always; at any time

1

to gather (attract, receive) attention; to have a high profile; to gain prominence; to become popular

3

to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to look at (something) from another perspective; to put it the other way round; to visit the same prostitute or geisha for a second time

1

by myself; in person; by oneself

4

after that (a substantive change occurred)

1

superficial; apparent; seeming; surface; cosmetic

1

to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)

6

recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition

5

to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into

6

high-handed; domineering; on one's high horse

1

misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess

6