jpdb beta

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

2

Renee; Rene; Rena

1

call; appeal

1

foolish question

1

infamous; notorious

2

soft sound; dampening (of sound)

3

abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve

1

something to rely on; aid; someone to rely on; relative; reminder; memento

2

politics of fear; terrorism; reign of terror (esp. in the French revolution)

3

rebellion; uprising; insurrection; (arch.) treason

1

repentance; confession; penitence

1

useless resistance; vain struggle

1

sentiments; passions

1

atonement; the Atonement (of Jesus Christ)

6

supplication; appeal; entreaty; petition

1

slow; sluggish; dull; lax; sloppy; lenient

1

audience; interview

2

to breathe (heavily); to pant; to gasp; to live

1

green (esp. of trees, rocks, etc.)

2

late at night; small hours of the morning

2

accident; disaster; incident; uprising; emergency

1

to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed

2

abuse; misuse; misappropriation; using to excess

1

smooth; undisturbed; uninterrupted; harmonious

1

poor piece of writing; my poor writing

1

code of law; body of law

1

sketchbook

1

taking over (e.g. store or family's headship); subrogation; substitution of one person for another (usu. a creditor)

1

to cause; to induce; to bring about a result or state; to produce

2

long-established; old-established; traditional

1

to make the most of the present; to live for the moment; to seize the day

2

exorbitant; outrageous; ridiculous; absurd; excessive; inordinate

1

wide; extensive; comprehensive; far-reaching; widespread

1

coercion; extortion; compulsion; force

1

little power; little influence; (one's) poor ability; limited ability; what little one can do

3

highly virtuous monk; monk; Buddhist solitary; Buddhist missionary; saint (i.e. a virtuous person); (arch.) emperor; master

10

to try all possible means

1

minced meat; ground meat

1

writhing (in agony)

1

reluctant; hesitant

1

several times; several degrees

1

to control; to command; to get the better of

2

actual work

1

influence; clout; leverage

5

spy; secret agent

2

to play for time; to use delaying tactics

1

don't be absurd; that's out of the question; nonsense; don't mention it

1

surrender; fall

1

substitution; material; price; margin (e.g. for stapling, etc.); area required for something; (arch.) shiro (unit of land area equal to one-fiftieth of a tan; approx. 19.83 m.sq.)

2

performing solo; having the stage to oneself; being in sole command; eclipsing (outshining) the others; field of activity in which one is unrivaled (unrivalled)

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