jpdb beta

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

2

innocent; childlike; guileless; free of malice; thoughtless; simple-minded

1

contract; commitment

2

riches; wealth; resources; lottery

2

modern times; the modern age; this day and age

1

reigning (over a country); dominating; controlling; dictating

2

still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less

1

gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy

1

to pulverize; to break into pieces; to beat to a pulp; to defeat completely; to crush

1

(in) secrecy; behind closed doors

1

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

1

to have the personal support of (an influential person); to be under the patronage of

1

ironically enough; as irony would have it; in a nice little twist

1

transport; transportation; conveyance; carriage

1

drama; play; powerful drug

2

a help; assistance

1

acting; performance

1

after all; in the end; when all's said and done; for the time being; at present

1

disappearance; running away; going missing; absconding

2

to connect; to correlate; to associate; to relate; to link

1

set (of things); combo; setting up; preparing; setting (hair); set (in tennis, volleyball, etc.); set (in a play, film, etc.)

1

surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)

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to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside

2

fleeing from one's country; seeking asylum; defection; emigration (for political reasons); (going into) exile; becoming a (political) refugee

1

good and evil

2

babysitting; babysitter; protecting; keeping; keeper

1

in an instant; instantly; in a moment; instantaneously; in the twinkling of an eye

1

to be turned inside out; to betray; to double-cross; to break into falsetto; to crack into falsetto

2

to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home

2

to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest

2

probability; likelihood; chances

1

declaration; proclamation; announcement

2

to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself

1

verification; confirmation; on-site inspection (by a judge, investigator, etc.) to gather physical evidence; verification

1

one's say; one's point; one's case; complaint; objection; grievance

1

to not match well (e.g. at the seams); to not mesh properly (of gears); to differ (e.g. of opinions); to clash; to be in conflict (e.g. with the facts)

1

to be certain of; to have faith in; to believe completely; to trust (someone completely)

1

at that time; in those days; at that moment; then

1

camp (supporters of a doctrine, party, etc.); faction (of a party); military camp; encampment; cantonment

1

not necessarily so; is not always true; there is no guarantee that ...; there is no telling

2

sentencing; pronouncement of a verdict; passing of sentence; declaration (of a diagnosis, bankruptcy, decision, etc.); announcement; pronouncement

1

(one's) life

3

weak; weakly; feeble; frail; delicate; faint (voice, sunlight, etc.)

2

the last moment; the very end

4

monk; priest; sangha (the Buddhist community)

1

soon; in a moment; nearby; close; direct; spot transaction

1

reward; compensation; collateral; security; turning to look behind

1

to stare (at); to gaze (at); to look hard (at); to watch intently; to fix one's eyes (on)

2

barking up the wrong tree; calling at the wrong house

1

careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate

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