jpdb beta

to play with; to joke; to use (esp. trick, sophistry, etc.); to deride; to scoff at; to make fun of

2

slapping; splashing; splatting; banging shut; flat (refusal, denial, etc.)

1

to push aside; to brush or thrust aside; to remove; to get rid of

2

wiping out; sweeping away; eradicating; dispelling

1

to establish one's innocence; to prove oneself right; to prove one's identity

1

absolute

2

plenipotentiary powers; full authority

1

to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big

1

difference in elevation (between two points in a body of water); head; drop (e.g. of a waterfall); difference; gap

2

to knock back; to strike back; to beat in revenge

1

to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset

1

miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable

2

loser; the defeated

1

to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with

1

foresight; foreknowledge; intimation; premonition; prediction

1

precarious situation; precarious state

1

knowing only too well; being fully aware of

1

deserted village; poor village

1

to live long; to survive

1

to succeed (in doing); to pull something off; to manage (to do a job)

1

obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability

1

shivering; trembling

1

disgrace; humiliation

3

to torment; to torture; to harass

1

one's heart; the mind; inner feelings; inmost thoughts; true motives

1

to talk to oneself; to mutter

1

so; so much; this much

1

dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish

4

riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious

1

fundamental; basic

1

to build up; to establish (one's reputation)

1

to tear down; to shatter

1

impulse; impetus; urge

1

to cross swords (with)

1

one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation

1

technique; method

2

to fall completely silent; to become still as death

2

to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be

2

breathing; respiration

2

life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood

2

hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking

1

to stand stock still

1

no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not

1

sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)

2

to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float

1

to go to bed; to be sick in bed; to be laid up

2

fist

1

blood vessel; vein

1

unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious (psychoanalysis)

2

reality; actuality; hard fact

3