jpdb beta

to stub out (e.g. a cigarette); to crush out; to smother (fire); to hush up; to cover up; to stifle

2

another company; other company

1

profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc., esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing

2

infringement; violation; invasion; encroachment; trespass

1

fragile; brittle; delicate; sensitive

1

sensitive; susceptible; emotional; impressionable; sentimental

1

matter for the court; (ending up as a) lawsuit; legal tussle; court fight

1

settlement money; compensation to settle a case out of court

1

persuasion

3

dispute; contention; conflict; controversy

1

know-how; expertise; the ropes; the knack

1

quite a lot

2

one's speciality; one's forte; one's strong point

1

to choke; to be choked by; to be stifled by

2

long speech; monologue

2

poor; meagre; meager; feeble; scanty; shabby

1

vocal cords; vocal folds

1

talented; gifted; prodigious; virtuoso; masterful

1

a hard time; pains

2

seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; progeny; offspring; paternal blood; lineage; sperm

2

breast pocket

1

tobacco; cigarette; cigar; tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)

2

to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)

1

to hold in one's mouth; to bring with; to take along

1

to emit smoke

1

harmless to humans and animals; having no influence; unimportant; insignificant

1

office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman

1

success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence

2

low salary

1

we; us

2

ten years; decade

3

going up in flames; destruction by fire (esp. of a large building); stirring up a storm of criticism online (of an article, tweet, statement, etc.); becoming the target of an Internet pitchfork mob

6

to take (preventive) measures; to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together

3

incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person

2

salary; wages; pay

1

star quality

1

to sell at a high price

1

to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...

5

efficient

1

supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being

1

settlement out of court; private settlement

2

what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything

2

River; the ... river

1

that sort of; like that

5

reincarnation; rebirth; transmigration; metempsychosis

2

to be able (to); to be possible (to)

4

to take over (someone's duties, business, etc.); to inherit; to succeed to; to hand over

1

quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive

1

the same person

1

to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour

2