jpdb beta

fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she

3

the law of the jungle; the strong prey on the weak; the weak become the victim of the strong

1

centralization (e.g. power); centralisation

1

incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive

1

to rule over; to govern; to command; to integrate; to consolidate; to unite

2

blind spot (on the retina); blind spot; weak point; loophole

1

conversion; diversion; changeover; commutation; switchover

1

nothing but; none other than

2

perfect; complete; flawless

2

brake; (a) stop (to a development, behavior, etc.); (the) brakes

1

long talk; long-winded speech

1

to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around

1

aluminium can; aluminum can

1

fine quality

1

leather shoes; leather boots

1

to shuffle one's feet; to trample underfoot

1

to be crushed; to be squashed (flat)

1

aluminum; aluminium

1

container; receptacle; vessel; packaging

1

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

1

liquid

1

to surge; to well up; to gush out

1

all you have to do is; just; that's all

1

event; festivities; function; social gathering; auspices; opening

1

to incline one's head

1

starting afresh; going back to square one; abandoning (e.g. a plan); clearing an abacus

2

event

1

to take (by force); to take away; to snatch; to absorb (one's attention); to fascinate; to captivate

4

ending up right back where one started

1

as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible

1

usual; unchanging; eternal; same as always

1

to take off; to jump; to take the plunge; to decide; to step out of the ring

1

as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate

4

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

1

recovery; undoing; recall

1

bog; marsh; swamp; quandary; dire situation from which one cannot extricate oneself; imbroglio

2

to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender

1

the big two ...; two major ...; two main ...

1

gap; opening; break; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness

1

as stated; verbatim; literally

1

to drag; to trail; to force (someone) along; to drag (along); to prolong; to drag out

1

agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning

2

strictly speaking

1

to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from; to dodge (a question, blow, etc.)

1

meaningless; pointless

1

sophism; chop logic; far-fetched argument; quibble; cavil; argument for argument's sake

2

action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation

4

suddenly; abruptly; slowly; without haste; calmly

1

surrender; capitulation; submission; yield

3

posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance

1