jpdb beta

strategy; stratagem; trick; scheme; plot

1

idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk

1

to take credit for

1

to proceed with; to continue with; to move on; to go forward; to pursue

1

to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder

1

to move troops forward

1

increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less

2

in a few days; in the near future; soon; one of these days

2

birthmark; nevus; bruise

1

eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality

2

to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away

2

selection

1

surplus power; momentum; impetus; inertia

1

reference; allusion

1

to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)

2

investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey

1

grim; stern; stark; heartless

1

warmth

1

fast (walking); quick; brisk; quick (passing of time); rapid; swift

2

small hill; low hill; hillock

1

return; coming back

1

(one's) handling of the reins; how well one controls things

1

to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)

2

to be hot on a person's heels

1

congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!

1

to keep silent

1

coat; tunic; jacket; outer garment

1

to cool (from room temperature); to chill; to calm down; to cool off; to be frightened (at); to be scared (of)

1

to comb (out); to card; to untangle (hair)

1

same row; same line; same file; same rank; same level; same category

2

obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted

1

bold; daring; audacious

1

retainer; subject; vassal; servant

1

useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point

1

advice; counsel; suggestion; tip; hint

2

a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course

3

road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)

3

group; mass

4

cleaning up; sweeping up; mopping up

1

performance; execution; skill; dexterity; tact

2

whole story; full picture; full particulars

1

-years-old

2

idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression

1

association; socializing; socialising; fellowship

2

you could say that

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marriage

2

prompt decision; snap judgement; snap judgment

1

to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)

2

to concern; to be related

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notable; important; chief; valuable; conspicuous; outstanding

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