jpdb beta

to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued

1

abandonment; renouncement; renunciation; resignation; abdication; surrender

1

being absorbed in self-indulgent pleasures; giving oneself up to debauchery and dissipation

1

execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; (putting into) practice; execution (of a program); run

1

opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows

2

baron; Irish cobbler (variety of potato)

8

manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)

1

honour; honor; dignity; prestige; reputation; appearances

1

enough about ...

1

face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members

2

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

1

misdeed; wrongdoing; wickedness

1

discovery (of a plot, misdeed, etc.); detection; exposure; disclosure

2

after; post; ex-; after the fact; ex post

2

to manage something successfully; to be successful

1

to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)

4

winner-takes-all (system); taking everything (esp. winnings)

1

sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable

2

one's own room

2

slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)

1

lack of expression; lack of emotion; blank look (on one's face)

6

to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect

10

to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)

5

wasted effort; fruitless effort; vain efforts

1

hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...

2

decision; determination

2

on and after; from ... onward; since

4

change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment

1

means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull

1

teacher; instructor

6

regrettable; unfortunate; disappointing; vexing

14

way; method; means; resource; course

1

to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations

1

waste of labor or energy; waste of labour; vain effort

1

to transfer (to a different place, group, etc.); to change; to move to the next stage (of a plan, etc.); to divert (one's attention) to; to focus on (something different); to spend (time); to let (time) pass

1

stratagem; artifice; trick; ruse; scheme; tactics

1

Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam

10

on good terms (with); on friendly terms (with); (getting along) well; in harmony; happily; peacefully

1

that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such

2

slightly shrewd

1

imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action

4

to fall in love

1

rival; competitor; competition

2

to kick down; to oust (a rival) to advance oneself; to push (someone) aside to get ahead

1

self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself

1

cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky

2

yes; that is so

1

somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other

1

recompense; indemnity; atonement

1

arrangement; preparations; search (by police)

1