jpdb beta

hand sign; hand gesture

1

glad countenance; joyful look

2

implicitly; indirectly; tacitly; by implication; obscurely

1

toil; drudgery; penal servitude; imprisonment (with hard labour)

1

spinal fluid; gray matter; grey matter

2

spine; backbone; spinal column

6

strong arm

1

violence; murder; crime

1

blood spilt from the body; blood circulating within the body (often as a metaphor for strong emotion or hot-bloodedness)

1

suddenly; with a jerk

2

pleasant feeling; good vibes

1

present; gift

1

to burn off

3

good impression; favorable impression

1

to grimace; to frown

4

treason; treachery; mutiny; rebellion; insurrection

1

to plan; to plot; to attempt (e.g. suicide, murder); to undertake (e.g. business); (arch.) to stand on tip-toes

1

sprout; shoot; bud; germinal disk (in an egg)

1

system of government

1

absolute evil

1

to oppress; to persecute; to tyrannize

3

relief; aid; help; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace

1

bold; audacious; impudent; unashamed; unabashed

2

flowery words; rhetorical flourishes

1

to be certain of; to have faith in; to believe completely; to trust (someone completely)

5

absolutely; positively; decidedly

2

victim

1

to beat down prices; to strike a hard bargain

1

colony; (Japanese) settlement (in Brazil)

2

moving (location, with the times, etc.); change; metastasis; spread; transition (e.g. phase transition); transfer (of learning)

11

clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect

3

politician; statesman

1

righteousness; justice; right

1

imperialism

1

to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck

1

ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to

1

to rule; to govern; to administer

4

backroom deal

1

shady; underhanded; questionable

2

vague; faint; dim; indistinct; hazy; blurry

4

to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)

3

to flutter (in the wind); to wave; to turn over; to flip over; to suddenly change (attitude, opinion, etc.); to suddenly switch

3

two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)

5

supremacy (over a nation); hegemony; domination; championship; victory

1

to make a sound with one's throat; to purr (cat)

2

spirituality; spiritual nature

4

reach

1

striking (at something) and missing; swing and a miss; vain attempt

2

to temper thoroughly; to train well

4

to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire

3