jpdb beta

to be left in the dust (of); to be outdone (by); to be subordinate (to); to play second fiddle (to); to take second billing (to)

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sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages

1

ideal; most suitable

1

country in civil war; country disarrayed by war; Warring States period (Japan, China); competiton in which there are several evenly-matched participants; hotly-contested game (match, market, etc.)

2

informal summer clothes for men (short jacket and trousers)

2

world government

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(positive sentence end) I dare say; (negative sentence end) though, honestly

3

domination of the world; world hegemony; world domination

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obvious; transparent

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king of the hill; king of the castle; king of the mountain

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pirate king

5

to decapitate; to take (someone's) head off; to depose; to topple

2

grey moustache; white beard

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total idiot

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all-terrain vehicle; quad bike; dune buggy; beach buggy; buggy; stroller

20

monkey

1

glare; sharp look

1

wheat straw; barley straw

1

healing; soothing; therapy; comfort; solace

1

to bring out (the effect of); to put to good use; to make use of (e.g. threats); to use (tact, wit, etc.); to exercise; to display

1

showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy

1

to fall for (someone's smooth talk); to be taken in (by honeyed words)

1

brother-in-law; stepbrother; sworn brother

1

to compete ruthlessly; (lit.) to sharpen swords

1

loser; the defeated

5

to begin to strike; to kick out; to forcefully expel; to hammer (pattern, etc.) into metal

1

burlesque; low comedy; farce

1

to fail to die (e.g. after suicide attempt or accident); to survive; to outlive

1

smoke; smoked

1

retreat; retirement; depression (hole)

1

live broadcast (radio, TV); live coverage

1

to settle; to finish; to bring to an end

1

cook

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scaffold; gallows

2

to do something by choice; to like; to be fond of

1

revolutionary

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to bring into the open; to reveal; to uncover (e.g. evidence); to bring to light

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to grumble about something (trivial)

1

rogue; thug; hoodlum; punk; racketeer

2

new era; new period; new age; new epoch

1

public execution

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both in name and reality; both in name and substance

1

hidden reserves of strength; latent energy; potentiality; real strength

1

goddamn idiot; moron; nitwit

2

imprisonment

1

to be moved by affection; to be moved by kindness; to be touched

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to besmirch; to sully

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to act as one pleases; to throw one's weight around; to have everything one's own way

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as many (people) as possible

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big moment (e.g. performance, in the spotlight); gala occasion; (on the) world stage

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