jpdb beta

to take pains; to take time for someone; to do work for someone; to go to trouble for someone

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back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)

2

(medical) quack

1

pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously

1

interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt

3

mwahahaha (evil laughter)

4

lofty; sublime; noble; the sublime (aesthetics)

5

there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)

1

to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)

1

it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?

3

evil influence; (evil) clutches; tentacles of evil

1

to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)

2

king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)

1

mental aspect; mental side

1

to become a (bad) habit; to get accustomed to

1

condescending attitude; arrogant attitude; looking down on

2

cheap lodging or flophouse, especially in a skid row area or slum

2

punch (with a fist)

2

sense of virtue

1

charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal

1

to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come

2

impossible; unlikely; improbable

1

full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself

1

to become twisted; to grow distorted; to get sulky; to sulk; to grow bitter; to become embittered

1

chance (of success); odds

1

noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe

1

to become pale; to turn pale

1

uneasy

2

just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of

1

to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink

1

to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat

1

scheme; tactic; stratagem; trick

3

to come off; to be worn off; to fade; to discolor; to discolour

1

to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight

1

hostage

2

empty air; sky; shunyata; emptiness; air force; fruitlessness; meaninglessness

1

in range; within the limits (of...); within (a) range

1

putting one's life on the line; giving everything one has got; acting out of desperation

5

being overheard; being leaked (e.g. secrets); going in one ear and out the other

2

to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave

2

nihilistic

3

in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically

1

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

1

charisma (i.e. attractiveness, charm); charisma (i.e. divinely conferred power or talent); charism; charismatic person; someone famous (usu. for their talent); celebrity

2

makings (of); aptitude; talent; nature; character; temperament

1

losing one's fighting spirit; losing the will to fight; losing heart

1

to hit hard; to punch hard; to give a hard blow; to wallop; to sock

1

to be ruined (reduced to poverty); to fall low; to go under; to come to ruin

1

clever; shrewd; crafty; cunning; pretentious; impertinent

1

descent; fall; drop; decline; downturn; subsidence

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