jpdb beta

not ... for nothing; not ... with nothing to show for it; worthwhile; no wonder ...

2

look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes

1

derisory; negligible; minimal; nominal; imperceptible

1

unconditional

1

brethren; brothers; fellow countrymen; fellowman; compatriot

1

friend

3

though imperfect; somehow; somehow or other

1

hostage

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same level; same extent

1

to be crushed; to be squashed; to go bankrupt; to go under; to be ruined (of a plan); to be cancelled; to be lost (of one's voice, eyesight, sense of smell, etc.)

1

important person; strategic person; key figure

1

to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)

1

to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)

1

if there is a chance; if possible; if circumstances permit; if things go well; if luck is on my side

1

timewise; temporal; chronal

1

to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)

1

collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally

1

tuft of hair under the temple; sideburns; sidelocks

1

to sink (into one's seat, etc.); to leap to one's death (by drowning); to be reduced to (esp. working as a prostitute)

1

too many to count; too numerous to mention

1

to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after

4

disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing

1

to follow; to come along (with); to accompany; to come with (something); to follow as a result (of); to be incidental (to)

2

outward appearance; ostensible; public; official

1

a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many

1

to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff

1

cellar; basement

3

origin; genesis; opening; start; beginning

1

another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger

2

relationship of mutual trust; fiduciary relation

1

to finish speaking

1

threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)

3

sharp sword

1

ready-made goods; off-the-shelf item

1

meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly

1

on and after; from ... onward; since

1

hot-blooded; hot-headed; temperamental; impulsive

1

violence; mayhem

2

to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued

1

duty; role; function

2

exhaled air; exhalation; expiration

2

rib; rib cage

1

unfortunately

1

bad move (in chess, shogi, etc.); poor decision; bad move

1

surrounding at a distance

1

siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement

2

about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite

1

planning; planning ability; deliberateness

1

disorder; chaos; confusion

1

guidance; showing the way; guide; guidepost; signpost; waymark

4