jpdb beta

to apply pressure (on); to bring pressure upon; to lean on

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to set off to advantage; to bring into prominence; to support; to favor; to rouse (spirits); to march (a prisoner) off

2

different person; another person; someone else; changed man

7

craft; cunning; guile; serpentine wisdom

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in the middle of a field

5

to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)

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sleight of hand

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to become overgrown; to grow thick; to spread; to run rampant; to thrive

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shallow thinking; superficial view; insufficient consideration

2

to be found

3

stirring; slight movement

2

rescue; extricate; reclaim; deliverance

4

to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase

5

as you please; in any way you like; as you wish

1

whatever

1

cool; refreshing; clear (e.g. eyes); bright; clear; distinct

2

to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit

4

doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion

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to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)

4

inviting another to one's home, office, etc.; (lit.) the trouble of coming (going)

2

one cup (of sake); (going out for, treating someone to) a drink; small drinking party

1

to trouble; to bother; to annoy; to give trouble

1

leaving; going home; quitting one's job; free time; leisure

1

to boil; to be boiling hot; to be on a rolling boil

2

whim; caprice; whimsy; fickle; moody; uneven temper

4

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

4

inexperienced; immature; green; grassy-smelling; smelling of raw vegetation

1

reward; recompense; return; punishment; retribution

1

to crush to death; to stifle to death; to squeeze to death; to stifle (a laugh, etc.); to muffle (one's breathing); to subdue (one's voice)

4

brute; savage; fiend

1

to go against; to act contrary to; to run counter to; to deviate from

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face (of person)

2

carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently

3

to admire a person's courage; to approve of someone's ambition

1

(mouth) gag

1

to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to deceive; to trick

3

to cover (with something); to put on (e.g. on someone else's head); to plate something (with a metal); to pour or dash a liquid (on something); to charge (a person with a guilt)

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helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging

2

to wear away; to rub down; to abrade

1

to do exactly what one is told to do; to be subservient; to be easily controlled

2

to lodge a complaint

1

to drop like a rock (e.g. of reputation, power, influence); to go down the toilet

1

a thorn in one's side; a pain in the butt (often someone higher in rank, ability, etc.); a person standing in one's way; a superior who obstructs one's freedom of action

1

to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close

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mule

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

3

glossy; bright; slick

1

stretch; tension; resilience; springiness; will-power; pluck

2

(all) at once; at the same time; in one go; right away; in an instant

3

to age; to grow old (esp. in appearance); to show marks of age

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