jpdb beta

to be famous; to be celebrated; to be worthy of the name

1

to bash; to hit hard; to strike; to beat (someone in battle)

2

to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant

1

draw (in competition); tie game

1

to take the blame; (lit.) to cover oneself in mud

1

brink of death; time to give up; knowing when to give up

1

blueprint; cyanotype; blueprint (for the future); plan

1

to begin to crumble; to crumble and fall (or collapse) onto another object

1

to have (someone) by the short hairs; to have something on (someone)

1

pain; anguish; suffering; duhkha (suffering)

1

synopsis; outline; plot

1

rewriting; rewrite; fair copy

1

hazy; dim; faint; minced fish or meat that is seasoned and fried

2

just before one's eyes; in one's presence; personally

2

pleased to make your acquaintance

2

to stir; to mix; to banter; to make fun of (what a person says); to stir up

2

to instigate; to incite; to spur on; to set (e.g. a dog after someone)

3

from the beginning

1

to creak; to squeak; to grate; to grind; to rasp

3

taking advantage of (an opportunity); jumping on the bandwagon; taking passage (in); getting a lift; getting a ride

1

cage; pen; (jail) cell

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breakdown of negotiations

1

breakdown; rupture

1

to appease; to suppress; to calm

2

in some way; somehow or other; somewhere or other

1

whole surface; entire

1

victory goes to the one who makes the first move; being quick to take action leads to victory; the early bird gets the worm

2

taking a seat

1

cross; crossing; intersecting; cross (soccer)

1

porcelain (esp. soft-paste porcelain); china; chinaware; earthenware; pottery; ceramics

2

carpet; rug; runner

5

going down; fall; knocking down (in boxing); flooring; being out of action (due to illness, exhaustion, etc.); being down (e.g. with a cold); going down (of a computer system, server, etc.)

1

to coil around; to follow about; to be related to; to concern; to be associated with

1

to tear off; to strip; to rob

1

cloth; tablecloth; wallpaper; wall fabric

1

calm and collected; with composure; having enough and to spare

2

right eye

1

revision

3

research and development; R&D

1

hotel worker; hotelman; hotelkeeper; hotelier

1

belatedly

2

arbitration; intercession; mediation

1

silk

3

to reach a situation about which nothing can be done

1

self first; striving to be first; scrambling for

1

to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)

2

specialized weapon or skill; specialised weapon or skill

4

strangely; oddly; miraculously; mysteriously

2

high power; high-powered

2

bell; bel; B

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