jpdb beta

drowsily; nodding off

1

(great mental) resources; quick brain; resourcefulness; good wits

1

unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to

1

both

2

to depend (on the situation); to be handled case by case

1

when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)

2

spokesperson; speaker (for someone); mouthpiece; voice (e.g. for the ordinary citizen)

1

to cancel; to call off

1

Cocytus (river in the Greek underworld); Kokytos

1

to kick down; to oust (a rival) to advance oneself; to push (someone) aside to get ahead

3

to fail in one's social duties

1

breach of contract

1

neglect of one's social obligations; failure to perform one's social duties; dishonor; failure to pay back one's debt

1

(one's) son; penis

1

one (of a pair); incomplete; imperfect; few; little; off-centre

3

parting gift; remembrance; aftereffect

6

dam; weir; barrier; sluice

2

to sound shrill (of a voice); to sound high-pitched and excited; to get excited; to become restless; to be thrown too high; to come in high

3

genuine article; real thing; real deal

1

chairman; moderator; toastmaster; master of ceremonies; chairperson; host (of a TV show, etc.)

2

removing one's hat; admiring (someone) greatly; taking one's hat off to

2

achievement; meritorious deed; distinguished service; contribution

4

proceedings (e.g. parliament, congress); business (of the day)

4

to start the debate; to get the ball rolling; to fire the first shot; to start a conversation

1

mean bastard; sneak; heel; despicable person

1

stipulation; stating clearly; documenting in writing; stating explicitly

2

common sense; common knowledge; common understanding

2

unwritten law; common law; unwritten rule

1

well done!; good job!; good work!; you did it!; bravo!

1

let's do it; I (we) are going to do it

1

not worth considering; out of the question

2

existence; possession; having; limited company

3

to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)

1

pause; suspension; rest; stoppage

2

long talk

2

pleasure of looking (at something beautiful or precious); sight for sore eyes; feast for the eyes

2

forbidding mentioning (something to others); imposing silence (on); ordering (someone) to keep quiet; hush money

1

rather; sooner; preferably

2

to place one's arm around each other's shoulders; to join shoulders

1

sultry; sweltering; stuffy; uncomfortably hot-looking (clothing, etc.); stuffy-looking

2

to prove a loss; to be a disadvantage; to not pay

1

worthlessness

16

extreme logic; extreme argument; unreserved argument

2

the other; the other one

5

each time; every time; thank you for your continued patronage; thank you for your support; hello; I'm coming in

1

stumbling; failure; misstep; setback

1

early on; earlier on; from early

3

success rate

1

ostentation; show; affectation

4

mitate satsujin; murder done in a way that alludes to something such as a nursery rhyme or a legend (esp. in crime fiction)

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