jpdb beta

place hidden from view; cover; shelter; hiding place

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bridge building; mediation; go-between; intermediary; (through the) good offices (of someone)

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adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing

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(find) common (meeting) ground

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good-naturedness; good-natured person; credulous person; easy mark

1

as much as possible; as far as possible; whenever possible; if (at all) possible

2

to lower one's voice; to speak more softly

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vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy

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water's edge; beach; shore

98

way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression

2

to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose

1

carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky

1

(the thing) itself

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to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience

1

individual; private person; personal; private

1

true character; true heart; true spirit

1

to criticize harshly; to blame; to accuse; to urge; to press

1

remarks; comments; way of talking; speaking style; excuse; topic (of conversation)

1

to break down crying

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accountability; being held accountable

2

to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion

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following (e.g. someone's opinion); being servile to; adherence; compliance; emulation; mimicking

2

shout of abuse; jeers; boos

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to pour on

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back off!; leave me alone!

2

to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend

1

materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis

1

signs; omen; symptoms

1

work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty

2

in a row; in a line

1

to be shaved or planed

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to push aside; to push one's way through

1

to sink (into one's seat, etc.); to leap to one's death (by drowning); to be reduced to (esp. working as a prostitute)

1

in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)

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on the board (shogi, go, etc.)

1

one's appearance; clothing; costume; dress

1

to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; (lit.) to be packed to the hilt

2

development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)

1

to step forward; to volunteer

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position

2

taking; taker; last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day; active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration); emphatic or formal prefix

1

attack on both sides; pincer movement; double envelopment

1

(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place

3

efficient

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minimum; lowest; minimal; least

2

even if I told you

2

whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; deftly finishing up; putting on the final touches

4

regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected

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obstinate person; blockhead

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at a disadvantage; in an unfavourable position; having poor prospects; standing little chance

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