jpdb beta

to raise objections; to complain; (to have the right) to say anything

1

to keep (something) a secret; to keep hidden (forever); to continue to conceal

1

having serious consequences; costing dearly; cannot get away with it; for free; for nothing; easily

1

book value

1

death penalty; capital punishment

2

trying to think of a way (to do); devising means (to do); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing

2

nice-looking; seemingly fine; nice-sounding; polite-sounding; plausible (e.g. excuse); glib

1

sacrificial pawn; sacrificed piece; sacrifice

1

official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open

1

scapegoat

2

achievement; meritorious deed; distinguished service; contribution

1

to take seriously; to take someone at their word; to believe (to be true)

1

precedent

3

profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc., esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing

5

to bring (news, knowledge, etc.); to introduce; to bring about; to cause; to produce (e.g. results)

2

stay of execution; suspended sentence

1

power; might; authority; influence

1

to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise

1

disagreeable; unpleasant; adverse; unsympathetic

1

whistleblowing

1

(Platonic) ideal (of how things ought to be, e.g. human rights); foundational principle; idea; conception (e.g. of the university); doctrine; ideology

1

policy

2

to wring the neck; to strangle

1

shamelessly; brazenly

1

can be easily guessed

1

great cause; moral law; justice

2

just cause; good reason; pretext; duty (to one's country, sovereign, etc.)

2

human; human-like; as a person

1

flat; even; level; plain (language, words, etc.); simple

1

destructive power; destructive energy; destructive force

1

development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around (sexually; esp. of a male homosexual); having an active sex life

1

to have a reason; to have an excuse

2

I don't give a damn; I wouldn't know; that's got nothing to do with me

1

first class plus; extra special

1

dying in vain; useless death; meaningless death

1

one's own child; one's own children

2

bad habit; bad habits

1

straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank

1

idleness; inactivity

1

extremely regrettable; deeply unfortunate; most disappointing; utterly deplorable

1

to hold one's life dear; to be reluctant to die

1

to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase

1

such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?

2

predecessor

4

in the early period (of something); at the beginning

1

to change (with the passage of time); to fade; to wane; to decline

2

of all people

1

painful experience

1

having had enough (of); fed up (with); sick and tired (of); to learn one's lesson; to learn from a bad experience

1

critical; judgmental; censorious; negative

1