jpdb beta

no holds barred; anything goes; no limits

2

hanky-panky; juggling; cheating; deception; smoke and mirrors

1

white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine

1

to deceive (with words); to cajole; to talk into; to explain away (e.g. unpleasant evidence); to argue away; to wheedle

1

to unfold; to unroll; to open

1

joy; pleasure; delight

1

to be frugal; to be sparing; to value; to hold dear; to regret (e.g. a loss); to feel sorry (for)

2

all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost

2

opening of a meeting

2

in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)

1

battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict

1

to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)

3

at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being

2

something like ...; something called ...

1

dead of night; midnight

2

cause of death

1

wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect

1

to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out

1

to need; to call for; to require

3

spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham

3

how long; how far; how much

2

to keep a watchful eye on

1

to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size

1

to surpass; to outstrip; to excel

1

consecutive; continuous; successive

1

feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction

2

tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber

2

styrofoam; styrene foam; expanded polystyrene

1

one's own work; making by oneself

1

filling; packing material; stuffing; padding

1

raising (the standard)

1

blackened; black-painted; black-lacquered; blackened thing

1

eye-witness; witness

1

to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively

1

if it is the case that ...

1

difficult to ...; hard to ...

1

to pretend

2

to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up

3

time; labour; labor

7

mere; simple; sheer

1

original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal

4

according to plan; as planned; on target

1

independent action; acting alone

1

as one expects; as one wants; to one's satisfaction; as one sees fit

1

basis; foundation; grounds; authority

1

if is not; if are not

1

to explain adequately; to be accountable

2

somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of

1

of all people

1

murder scene

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