jpdb beta

proud; boastful; bragging; conceited

2

sidelong glance; flirtatious glance

1

safety; security

4

guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation

2

ability; faculty

2

to build a market for; to promote (a product); to promote oneself; to sell oneself; to sell heavily

1

superiors; big shots; higher-ups; VIPs; dignitaries

1

negotiations; discussions; connection

1

to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)

1

exemption from responsibility; disclaimer

1

guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty

1

self-satisfied look; triumphant look; smug face; shit-eating grin

2

cheap lodging or flophouse, especially in a skid row area or slum

1

ahem; harrumph

2

to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted

3

celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position

1

grandfather; male senior-citizen

1

freedom; liberty

4

example; role model

1

high spirits; gleeful mood

2

belly; abdomen; stomach

3

to clasp together (esp. hands); to entwine (e.g. fingers)

1

with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous

1

taking advantage of (an opportunity); jumping on the bandwagon; taking passage (in); getting a lift; getting a ride

1

four people

1

to put something on top of another thing; to superimpose

1

big mouth

1

to thrust down; to push off

2

tit for tat (verbally)

1

grand; heroic; sublime; fierce

1

slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)

1

creak; squeak; creaking; discord; strife; friction

2

verbal gaffe; verbal slip; slip of the tongue; using improper words

1

to find fault with

1

what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?

3

dignitaries; very important persons; VIPs

1

connivance; overlooking

1

precious; valuable

2

to lead; to take the initiative; to take precedence (e.g. sadness taking precedence over anger); to be most essential

1

learning; study

2

to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on

2

scene; view; prospect; outlook

1

speaking by proxy; speaking for (someone else); payment by proxy; compensation by proxy; acting for (someone else); carrying out (on someone's behalf)

1

lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pathetic; piteous

3

crisp; crunchy; precise; clipped; brisk

1

to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)

4

shoulders

1

to get on; to climb on

1

the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket

2

danger; peril; hazard; risk

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