jpdb beta

means; method

2

to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)

2

gambling; gaming; speculation; undertaking a risky venture; (arch.) professional gambler; (arch.) gamester

1

to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind

1

sink or swim; all or nothing; hit or miss; make or break

1

to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash

1

to fail; to blunder; to mess up; to be dismissed; to be fired

1

Naraka; Hell; very bottom; the end; trap room (of a theatre); below-stage basement

1

paper-thin (difference); razor-thin; very slight

1

chance meeting

2

dance of death; danse macabre

1

to cut one's way through; to fight one's way through (the enemy); to get over; to come through; to overcome (a difficulty)

1

almost completely empty; virtually empty; inadequately defended; undefended; unguarded

1

one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face

1

arrival; coming; advent

1

to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)

1

to give no leeway; to press (for an answer, etc.); to shower (questions on someone)

1

one arm; one's right-hand man; one's right hand

1

contagion; infection

1

throughout the body

2

while passing each other

1

as one wishes; as one wants; to one's satisfaction

1

shooting; gunning (down)

1

illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; misconception; misunderstanding

1

to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)

4

to be playful; to gambol; to flirt with; (arch.) to have elegance; (arch.) to have refinement

1

defeat; loss; reverse; setback

2

to crouch; to stoop; to yield; to submit; to hide; to conceal oneself

1

power; authority; influence

1

to look up (at); to look upwards; to respect; to look up to

3

to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted

1

unable to move; dead in the water; completely helpless

1

completely; thoroughly; decisively; unsparingly; beyond recognition; until there's no untouched (undamaged) part

2

eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort

1

beloved; dearest

1

to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)

1

next; next person; (arch.) room adjoining a noble's parlor

1

trend; tendency; movement; attitude

1

regret; remorse; repentance; contrition

2

ornamental garden stone (placed to give a natural appearance); garden rock; sacrifice stones; sacrifice (of oneself, one's career, etc.); stones used in a foundation; riprap

2

a piece; a scrap; a fragment; iota; modicum; trace

2

lord; master

1

great rival; powerful enemy; archenemy

1

to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)

15

readiness to die; (in the) face of death

1

to the end; to the last

6

sympathy; empathy; response; identification (with someone)

1

two people alike; two of a kind; kissing cousins; two people cut from the same cloth

1

loyalty; devotion

1

respect; honour; honor

1