jpdb beta

going along with something; following the crowd; treating something in an equal or egalitarian manner

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to shun; to avoid; to ostracize; to neglect; to distance oneself from; to give the hard shoulder

2

point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes

1

pocket tissue; small package of tissues

2

to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing

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first words said (e.g. when meeting someone); first thing out of one's mouth; first speech; inaugural address

3

temporary; ad hoc; makeshift; stopgap

1

lacking skill; uninspiring; unexciting; dull; unrefined; boring (from being too plain)

1

different suitabilities; being cut out for certain things (and not for others)

1

the very picture of ...

1

to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up

3

to bring (someone) back home; to take (someone) back home

1

to lean against; to set against

2

(at the) window

1

heartening; reassuring

1

declaration of war; proclamation of war

2

to head towards; to be inclined to go towards; to head for a place naturally

2

last stand; last bastion; last stronghold; last frontier

2

ink

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to be too numerous; to be too much

2

to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for

2

one swing; one shake (e.g. of pepper); one sword

1

distortion; stretch; strained interpretation; technicality; casuistry; sophistry

1

to hold on to something (secret, lead in a race, etc.)

1

to assist; to help out

1

improper way (of doing); wrong way; unorthodox method; evil course; evil path; heresy

1

sense of justice

1

to take root; to strike

5

indispensable; essential; necessary

1

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

1

dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful

2

sink (e.g. in a kitchen); cruising (e.g. taxi); strolling (entertainer, musician, etc.); washing area (in a Japanese-style bath); back-washing service (in a public bath); floating (something on water)

1

chain; chaining; connection; (genetic) linkage

1

other than; excluding; without

1

return (to); revolution; recurrence; regression

10

fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade

1

to be matched against (in a sports contest)

1

to envision how things will turn out (usu. unfortunate); to have foresight; to be able to see the future

1

inexperienced

1

trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon

1

blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace

2

to knead; to mix with fingers; to quibble; to argue for argument's sake

1

validity; effectiveness

1

leadership; initiative; spearhead

1

to probe; to search; to sound out; to investigate

1

to delay; to postpone; to put off; to slow down; to hold up; to retard

1

next move

1

being overheard; being leaked (e.g. secrets); going in one ear and out the other

1

to outwit; to outsmart; to counterplot; to pierce something all the way through

1

to use as an intermediary; to mediate; to assist; to worry; to mind; to care

1