jpdb beta

lighting (a lamp); turning on a light

1

acutely (feel); keenly; severely; tightly; hard

1

hatred; abhorrence; loathing; detestation

1

to overflow; to brim over; to flood

3

perfidiousness; faithlessness; inconstancy; insincerity; falsehood

1

fruit; nut; berry; fruits; profit

1

exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin

1

to squeeze out; to wring out

1

there; that place

18

to cut deep into; to cut one's way into (an enemy position); to rush on; to press someone hard (e.g. with questions); to get to the heart of (a matter)

2

to settle (a dispute)

2

in succession; one by one

3

to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light

1

to writhe in agony

2

to tear off; to rip off

1

collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration

6

phenomenon

4

even now; still; as yet

2

vivid; clear; distinct

1

the mere shadow of one's former self; the ruin of what one once was

1

intelligence

2

to rampage; to run riot

1

nothing but; except; no more than

1

monotony; monotone; dullness; monotone; monotonic

4

crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against

1

at a disadvantage; in an unfavourable position; having poor prospects; standing little chance

1

ogre; auger

56

to attract (to oneself, e.g. with bait or light); to draw close; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion; to convulse

1

to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down

2

(large) body; (bulky) frame; (hulking) figure

1

double; twice (as much); twofold

1

robust; brawny; muscular; strong; sturdy

1

to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)

1

(not) one

2

usual state of things

1

regular; well-regulated; systematic; orderly

1

to crush; to squash; to flatten; to quash (a plan, opposition, etc.); to crush; to suppress

1

without a moment's delay; at once; immediately; instantly; promptly; without hesitation

1

to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise

1

cutting in two with a single stroke; taking decisive action; dealing with decisively; cutting the (Gordian) knot

1

to use one's head

1

I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference

1

to be beyond one's capacities; to be beyond one's powers; to be beyond one's control; to be unmanageable

1

systematic; regular; routine

1

easy to read; legible; clear

1

beyond one's means or position

1

surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency

3

ability; capacity; capability; physical strength

2

to mistake (for something or someone else); to misread; to misjudge

1

distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin

1