jpdb beta

inveigling; ensnaring; enticement; cajoling

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remarkable ability; mastery; brilliant technique; go-getter; resourceful person; wizard

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to take off one's hat to a person; to acknowledge another's superiority

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everyone; everybody; ladies and gentlemen

1

first meeting; first interview with

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three days and three nights

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(Platonic) ideal (of how things ought to be, e.g. human rights); foundational principle; idea; conception (e.g. of the university); doctrine; ideology

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foundation stone; cornerstone

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be; is

2

governor-general; governor; viceroy

2

to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)

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moving to a different location to start a new job; (proceeding to) new appointment

2

to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct

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standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against

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winning over; placation; gentle persuasion

1

personality; character; personal appearance; gentility

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coexistence

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to express (in words); to confess

1

whole; all; general; gross; entire; overall

1

to stand, walk, etc. shoulder-to-shoulder; to be on a par with

1

friendly chat; pleasant chat; lighthearted talk; friendly conversation

1

hostility; antagonism; opposition

2

state of tension

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mutual; reciprocal

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this (very thing); this precisely

2

looks (esp. of a woman); features; ability; capability; (public) estimation (esp. of a man); credit

2

to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge

7

vassal; retainer

4

self-protection

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to mistake someone for someone else; to misread; to misjudge

1

one's future; one's fate; one's way; one's path

1

to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide

1

enemy army

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honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly

5

to receive punishment; to be punished; to pay a penalty

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to be deeply impressed; to take to heart; to engrave on one's heart; to bear in mind; (lit.) to engrave in one's liver

3

belief; faith; conviction

1

to sum it up in one word; ... is the word for it

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desire to act only in one's self-interest; selfish desires

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in the same manner as before; the same as always

2

to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for

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confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)

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now is the time

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essence; quintessence; spirit; soul; heart; pith

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oratory; eloquence

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to happen to be present

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to cheer up; to be encouraged (by); to be in high spirits

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if you do this; if this is the case

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to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken

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accumulation (e.g. of emotions, grievances, etc.); buildup; suppression (e.g. of anger)

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