jpdb beta

craft brings nothing home; (lit.) the crafty schemer drowns in his own scheme

1

brains; brain tissue

6

nutrition; nourishment

9

beyond saving

1

to be furnished with; to be provided with; to be possessed of; to be endowed with; to be among; to be one of

1

to grimace; to make a wry face; to contort one's face

22

to go out (of a fire, etc.); to die out (before burning to ash); to fall through (of plans, etc.); to fizzle out; to come to nothing

1

arc

3

(another's) son

1

ill-bred; poorly brought up

1

to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to leverage (skills, attributes, experience, etc.); to restore (a deleted passage; in proofreading)

5

scorn; mockery; ridicule

4

to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind

2

veil

4

relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen

8

scandal; impropriety; misconduct

1

to go ahead; to proceed; to carry on

1

uninvited guest

1

to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)

6

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

3

to leave one's seat

6

stakes; bet

7

to be degraded; to come down in the world; to lose status; to be ruined; to fall low

2

insignificant; inconsequential; trifling; negligible; of little importance

5

time limit

5

High Priestess (Tarot card); Popess

2

vestment; priest's robe

7

emperor

4

highest (e.g. floor); top; best; finest; supreme

6

to parry; to sidestep; to dodge

1

complainant; plaintiff

1

to drag down; to pull down; to force out (of power, office, role, etc.)

4

authority; power; influence; (an) authority (on); expert

5

almost; very nearly; only just; barely; just in time

4

hurried construction; hurried production; hasty manufacture; hasty formation

1

protection

18

creak; squeak; creaking; discord; strife; friction

5

to put a burden on; to tax (e.g. strength)

2

to chip (off); to shave off; to sharpen; to dampen (one's enthusiasm, interest, etc.); to reduce

4

calm; composed; leisurely

14

temptress; vamp; siren; femme fatale; evil woman; she-devil

1

reputation; respectability

1

sneer; derision; scornful laugh; cold smile

10

smuggling; contraband trade

1

destruction of evidence

3

to suddenly assume an antagonistic attitude; to suddenly become defiant; to turn aggressive (in one's manner); to moon; to point one's naked buttocks at someone; to give someone the brown-eye

1

censure; denunciation; (verbal) attack; blaming

12

to lead (someone) by the nose; to twist (someone) around one's little finger

4

to lend a hand; to help

6

enclosing wall; boundary fence; obstacle; barrier

3