jpdb beta

last resort

1

to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)

1

deterrence; ability to deter (an attack, etc.)

1

equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms

1

mere; simple; sheer

2

when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives

1

shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext; excuse; grounds (for)

1

to take advantage (e.g. of a weak situation); to size up (e.g. customer when setting a high price)

1

principal offence; principal offense; principal offender

4

drool

1

treat (esp. food and drink); entertainment; treating someone (to a meal); gorgeous dinner; feast; excellent food

1

leavings; leftovers

1

to let go by; to let pass; to overlook; to miss

1

greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice

1

you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only

1

to choose (something) at one's discretion; to use one's discretion in choosing

1

order of the 1st class

1

some; small amount of

1

(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point

1

to take advantage of; to impose on; to exploit; to enter (an item in a ledger); to make an entry (in an account book)

1

one's share; one's portion

1

plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice

1

Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny

1

to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble

2

employer

3

half the body; half length

1

respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor

2

distantly related

1

client; sender

1

to scorn; to despise; to hold in contempt; to look down on; to disdain

1

eulogy; compliment

1

to have confidence in one's own abilities

1

to tickle; to tickle (one's curiosity, vanity, etc.); to arouse; to make (someone) laugh; to amuse

1

when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...

3

I wonder about that; don't bet on it; famous last words

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to be blinded by greed

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even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little

2

to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw

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hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment

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inside one's heart; in one's mind

2

all right!; that's it!; thank God!; good!; I've got it!; I've done it!

2

to smirk; to grin broadly

3

to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)

2

oneself; myself

1

misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess

1

reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery genre; detective genre

1

suitable; appropriate; befitting; conjoining; association; samprayukta

2

financial power; financial means; wealth

2

resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret

1

rank; order

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