jpdb beta

to work out; to think out; to devise; to invent

1

to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall

1

plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice

1

snail; cochlea

3

leaving (it) to others

1

rosewood; red sandalwood

2

buying; purchasing; laying in

1

cession (of territory)

1

proposal; offer; report; proposition; notice; request

1

friend and foe; enemies and allies; both sides

1

to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)

1

petition; appeal

1

godsend; lifesaver; timely offer; windfall

1

diversionary tactics (maneuvering); disguise; hide by camouflage

2

(for an object) to be shiny; to be glossy; (for a woman) to be alluring; to look sexy

1

tasting (food or drink) for poison; checking the taste (of a dish); seeing how something tastes

1

going together

1

to look unconcerned; to assume a composed look

1

decayed leaves; russet; tawny; yellow-brown

1

shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof

3

appointment; nomination; ordination; commission; designation

1

already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast

2

to rewind

1

aide

2

the right person in the right place

2

government; administration

7

for fun; half in jest

1

cheater; unfaithful person; adulterer

1

fully; thoroughly

1

Rome

2

to have an acute sense of smell; to have a good nose (for bargains, something amiss, etc.); to have a keen nose; to have an ability to quickly uncover things

1

encompassing; covering (exhaustively); including (all of); comprising; comprehending

1

(written) report

3

to age; to grow old

3

convenience; accommodation; advantage; benefit; expediency

2

to consult with; to discuss; to confer; to deliberate

2

to awaken; to arouse from sleep; to bring to one's senses; to disabuse (someone of); to sober up; to dampen

1

to fear; to be afraid of

1

settlement (financial); squaring accounts; liquidation; ending (a relationship); breaking up (with)

1

to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with

2

moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)

3

to disclose a secret

1

service road; frontage road

1

intelligence or information network

1

fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification

8

Nichiren chant; (an empty) slogan

2

to count on; to expect; to put confidence in; to trust in; to depend on

1

somewhere (very vague); someplace (very vague)

1

quickly; at once; right away; hurriedly

2

to be caught

1