jpdb beta

to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble

2

to be conceited

1

to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive

2

to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound

1

high-handed; oppressive

2

companion; follower; attendant; retinue

1

to achieve one's desire

1

anger; rage; resentment; indignation; exasperation

3

beyond comparison; incomparable

1

equivalence; equal value; parity; (logical) equivalence

2

goes without saying; needless to say; obvious

1

to call (someone) back; to recall; to call home; to bring back (memories, etc.); to recall; to revive

1

to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)

1

to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear

2

nonsense; no meaning; meaningless

1

meaning; significance

1

to be contrary; to run counter (to); to conflict (with); to disagree (with)

2

to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to

1

cold; chilly; cold (attitude, stare, etc.); frigid; composed; cool

1

to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)

1

simplistic (thinking, idea, etc.); hasty

1

hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)

1

to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass

1

things to do; must-do items; one's duty; what is required

1

vengeance; revenge; retaliation

1

taking part (in planning); participation

1

nihility; nothingness

1

to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)

1

to leave a note or document behind; to leave half-written; to leave out

1

to solve a mystery

1

chance; opportunity

1

appointment; nomination; ordination; commission; designation

1

pity; compassion; mercy

1

protest; objection

1

to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)

1

inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care

1

shoulders and elbows

1

pushing forward (undaunted, bravely); working vigorously towards an aim; struggling on; striving towards

1

slightest connection; slender connection; sliver (e.g. of hope); one thread

1

to be out of breath

1

to flare up; to fly into a rage

1

fervour; fervor; vigour; vigor; ardour; ardor

1

stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs

1

plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post

3

hope; white hope; person of promise

1

secretary (government); director; chief

5

government secretariat

3

influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne

1

shrewdness; sharpness; astuteness; acumen; tact

1

to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper

1