jpdb beta

inscrutable; incomprehensible

1

circuitous; roundabout; indirect

5

to obtain results through legwork; to walk around to gather information; to rely on active effort

1

flagrante delicto; caught red-handed

1

to happen to be present

3

to leave the government service

1

after a short pause

1

well done!; bravo

3

to shake off

1

to be puffed up with pride; to throw out one's chest

1

to gape; to open one's mouth wide

1

emission; emanation; letting out (feelings); venting; divergence (of light); divergence

2

something worth mentioning; something to count on; something problematic

1

to show interest in

1

so; so much; this much

1

flight; rout; debacle

3

hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest

4

to put (wood, coal, paper, etc.) into the fire; to throw on the fire; to add to the fire; to burn

1

root of all evil

2

furiously; passionately; indignantly

1

to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post

1

black and white; monochrome; good and evil; right and wrong; guilt and innocence

4

bad luck; ill fortune; misfortune

1

location (of); position; whereabouts; place where one is

8

brazenly; shamelessly; alternating wins and losses (every other day); (arch.) stupidly; (arch.) cluelessly; (arch.) slipping away secretly

1

barefaced (e.g. lie); transparent; with feigned ignorance; pretending not to know; pure white; very clear

2

unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected

2

horse's back; (mountain) ridge; arête; road along a ridge

1

characteristic quality; special character; one's function; one's duty; fief; inherited estate

1

(on) horseback; riding a horse

3

waste of time

2

perfectly ordered; perfectly coordinated

1

neck of a horse

1

to mash; to grind; to pulverize; to dissipate (a fortune); to run through; to lose

1

superman; superwoman; Ubermensch (Nietzsche's ideal man of the future); overman

1

should time and circumstances permit

1

on bad terms; at loggerheads

2

sour (expression); (lit.) as if having chewed on a bitter bug

3

national defence; national defense

1

on bad terms; at loggerheads

1

of all things (people, places, days, etc.)

2

vengeance; revenge; retaliation

1

to lie face down; to lie flat (on one's stomach); to bend down (in submission); to bow down; to (crouch) and hide (behind); to conceal oneself; to lie down (and sleep)

2

conspiracy; collusion; complicity

4

to change direction (of policy, etc.); (lit.) to turn the rudder (of a ship)

1

unknown; obscure; insignificant

1

eloquence; volubility; (lit.) (like) water on a standing board

1

nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion

2

to blow (on); to breathe (on); to pick (a fight); to provoke; to exaggerate; to ask (an unreasonable price)

2

cost

1