jpdb beta

means of survival; means of escape; way out of a difficulty

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losing posture; falling position from which it is impossible to recover; lame duck; hopeless situation

1

proper; appropriate; due; suitable

1

getting poised again for charging; toeing the mark again; starting again; getting a fresh start; going back to square one

1

to be different from what was previously said; to be different from what was promised

1

composition (of painting); structural outline; compositional arrangement

1

in good coordination

1

mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both

2

sour (expression); (lit.) as if having chewed on a bitter bug

1

to collect information; to gather knowledge

1

sworn enemy

1

to sigh; to breathe a sigh

2

to steal

1

wicked person; evil person; bad child; naughty child; bad thing; mischief

1

bad name; bad reputation; disgrace; dishonour; dishonor; stigma

3

long talk

1

third lowest division

1

one's dominant hand; person of ability; skilled person; master-hand

1

stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification

4

with no regard to appearances; without caring about how one looks

3

to be hot on a person's heels

2

pile; heap; counter for things that are stacked, piled up (or layered, etc.); layers of clothing worn under one's overcoat; combination of colors created by layering of garments (colours)

1

weight (e.g. paperweight); pressing down; keeping control; exercising authority; having self-control; exercising self-discipline

1

adding (an extra amount); increasing; tacking on (a charge)

1

to backfire; to have a harmful result

1

becoming turbid; becoming muddy; becoming muddled (of thoughts, senses, etc.); growing dim (of consciousness); disorder; chaos

1

pieces; scraps; disconnected

2

to have a certain mood or feeling; to have a hunch

1

impregnable

1

no way to do; nothing can be done

1

attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool

1

teaching the basics; initiation; introduction

1

to wait for one's punishment; to wait before one gets what's coming to one; (lit.) to wash one's neck and wait (i.e. for one's beheading)

1

by-product; spin-off; outgrowth; side effect

2

physical strength; muscle strength

2

muscle fiber; muscle fibre

4

contraction; shrinking; shrinkage; constriction; deflation

1

to have a cramp in one's leg

1

main thread (of a story)

1

source; origin; cause; beginning; genesis

2

existing

4

prohibition of use (of); ban on using (something)

1

to rack one's brains

1

waypoint (e.g. with a GPS); checkpoint

2

skilled; skillful; skilful; competent; capable; good

2

selection; making a choice; sifting; decision to adopt or reject

1

(among) one's friends; (within) one's circle

1

sharing a common destiny; sitting in the same boat

1

to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit

2

to be contrary; to run counter (to); to conflict (with); to disagree (with)

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