jpdb beta

to exchange glances; to correspond; to counterbalance

2

piece of wood (cut from a larger piece); chip of wood; block of wood

2

beetle

1

efficiency

4

decayed tree; rotted tree; decayed wood; obscure, meaningless life (metaphor)

1

to do wholeheartedly; to put one's heart into something

5

crazy deed; unbelievable deed; the height of madness; act of sheer madness

2

playful; mischievous; joker; prankster; scamp

2

to expose to danger; to imperil; to jeopardize

4

justification; warrant

1

to forgive and forget; to let bygones be bygones; to sweep under the carpet; to wipe the slate clean

2

gradually; by degrees; little by little; step by step

3

strongest

4

safety; welfare; well-being

5

to accept one's inferiority; to take one's hat off to someone; to give up; to surrender; to strike one's colors

1

iron plate; steel plane; sure thing; certain winner

1

pressing; stamping; press (machine); the press; news media; military press (weight lifting)

1

horrible; deadly; punishing; murderous

1

abandoning (hope, plans); giving up

1

false charge; false accusation; misrepresentation

1

rally; recovery; comeback; winding (thread, etc.)

2

righteous indignation

2

shamelessly; acting brazenly unaffected; being resigned to (disgrace)

5

arrest; apprehension; capture

2

request; entreaty

1

reprimand

1

staunch; hardcore; dyed-in-the-wool; metal reinforcement

2

price; cost; value; worth; merit

1

bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel

2

to leave nothing undone; to give good service; to attend to everything; to be on someone's tracks (e.g. police); to catch up with; to close in on

1

compromise; giving in

2

to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)

3

courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts

4

ability to get things done

1

to wander from place to place; to change jobs

1

to send or direct a person to

1

perquisite; perk; side benefit; emoluments

1

purpose; utility; objective; way to use something

1

killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game

1

general; admiral; head; chief; old chap; mate

1

generosity; magnanimity; tolerance; length and capacity; measures

3

whistling (wind); blowing; fluttering (in the wind); waving; staggering; tottering

3

to press a question; to cross-examine

2

difference; discrepancy; variation

1

at large; fugitive

2

thicket; bush; grove; (medical) quack

6

along (wall, coast, river, etc.); alongside; following

1

unusual; serious; incomparable

4

desperation; struggle to the death

2

encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)

8