jpdb beta

tacit approval; tacit permission; connivance; acquiescence; toleration; overlooking

1

fight fire with fire; set a thief to catch a thief; fight one evil with another

1

founder

1

chalk (rock); white wall

1

to underrate; to belittle; to look down on; to despise

1

to make (someone) realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home (to someone); to teach (someone) a lesson

1

grey; gray; gray (SI unit of absorbed dose of radiation)

1

chameleon

1

entrance; entering; admission; admittance

1

to build; to construct; to put up; to build up (a fortune, reputation, enterprise, etc.); to establish (a relationship, system, etc.); to create

1

to be thrilled; to be excited

1

one night; all night; overnight; one evening

3

VIP; very important person

4

good offices; kind offices; services; mediation; intercession; conciliation

1

direct line; direct communication; connecting directly; through service; nonstop service

1

the very best; elite

1

demonstrative of one's worth; worthy of one's reputation; living up to one's name; bolstering one's reputation; enhancing one's prestige; winning one honour

1

arrest warrant

1

reclaimed land

1

preservation; conservation; maintenance; integrity

1

private power generation; masturbation

1

to go first; to take the lead; to lead the way

1

brave figure; valiant figure; heroic figure; gallant figure

1

stirring; rousing oneself

1

to smear with blood; to kill

1

to rub out; to clean off; to clear away; to efface; to erase

1

conscience

2

things; affairs

1

salute of guns

1

to crumble away; to collapse

1

being under the rule of; being under the government of

1

scab; crust

1

to escape death; to be saved from death

1

tendon

1

to narrow; to contract

4

to disappear (gradually); to be vanishing; to fade away; to go out of sight; to die out

2

to fade; to become dim

1

to make up for; to compensate for; to indemnify; to recompense; to redeem (e.g. a fault); to atone for

3

to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)

5

gangway; ramp

3

to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated

1

being suited to a role; being the right person for the job; suitable role; suitable position; fitting part

1

anything and everything; from top to toe; from A to Z

1

to hold (an event); to give (a dinner, party, etc.); to feel (sensation, emotion, call of nature, etc.); to show signs of

3

intention; inclination; mind; idea; wish; view

1

identity

1

boorish; unrefined; rustic; uncouth; clumsy; brusque

1

all on one's own

1

self-respect; self-confidence; guts; backbone; pride; drive

1

robe

2