jpdb beta

to drop one's shoulders

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immediate reply

3

to drop to one's knees; to sink to one's knees

1

scabbard; sheath; cap (on pen, brush, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread

3

hilt (of a sword); haft (of a dagger); handle; handgrip

3

to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up

1

loyalty; faithfulness

2

to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)

2

to take (someone) to one place after another (forcibly); to drag (someone) around

1

pebble

1

to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt

2

to take a breath; to take a short rest

1

just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that

2

thank you; thanks

2

older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella

1

nursing (a patient)

1

proud; haughty; arrogant

2

to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)

3

having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way

1

to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)

4

settlement; solution; resolution

1

to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued

2

certain; unmistaken; evident; obvious; beyond doubt

1

to increase; to add to; to augment

1

internal conditions; true state of affairs

1

detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)

6

grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude

1

supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being

3

punishment; penalty

1

without doing

1

to send in

2

increasing the number of staff; hiring more people

1

throwing in; inserting; investment; commitment (of funds, personnel, etc.); launching (a product into the market); introduction

1

good opportunity; chance

1

dispute; argument; contention

1

number of persons; personnel

1

to cut up; to cleave; to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something; (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye

2

I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately

2

at this rate

1

testimony; (verbal) evidence

2

plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation

3

muzzling (a person); preventing (a person) from revealing something; silencing (a person); murdering (a person) to prevent them from revealing something

1

hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no

2

for this reason

2

equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms

2

transactions; dealings; business

1

to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)

2

chance; opportunity

1

relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect

1

how; in what way; by what means

1