jpdb beta

contrived; false-sounding

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doubtful; questionable; uncertain; disputable; suspicious

1

riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious

2

to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely

3

war; battle; hostilities

1

internal strife; infighting; internal conflict

1

both parties; both sides

2

to be jumbled together

2

rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)

3

interruption; suspension; break

1

to contemplate; to ponder; to think long about; to turn over in one's mind

1

entering (the marketplace); introducing (something) to the market; access; visiting a high-class or noble individual

1

conclusion; decision; end; settlement

1

to need; to require; to take; to demand

1

to be astonished; to be amazed; to be astounded; to be deeply impressed

3

precarious situation; precarious state

1

precondition; prerequisite

1

decoy (for hunting); stool; lure; decoy; stool pigeon

9

to lure out of; to decoy out of; to drive to (tears, sleep, etc.); to evoke (sympathy, etc.); (arch.) to abduct; (arch.) to entice out of

3

tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation

2

to volunteer; to undertake a challenge

1

remote control; remote operation

1

to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to

2

impossible; incapable (of doing); incompetence; inability; impotence; having no solution (of an equation)

1

two-digit number; "tens" column; two digits; double figures

1

environment; circumstance

6

however; because; as

2

nearly one hour

1

it hasn't been long since

2

use; exercise (of one's right, authority, power, etc.)

4

profound mystery

1

to be befuddled (with drink); to be intoxicated; to be infatuated; to be entranced; to be carried away

1

pet shop

3

to stop by; to drop in for a short visit

1

sit down; sit up; Sit! (to a dog)

4

to recognize by sound (recognise); to identify by sound; to understand; to be reasonable

1

article for sale; goods for sale; offering; specialty; selling point

1

pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says

2

cage

1

chihuahua

1

Maltese (small white terrier)

1

Pomeranian

1

retriever (dog breed)

1

dachshund

1

corgi

1

to order; to command; to appoint

1

policeman; cop; walking in a circle (dog trick); (arch.) rounds (doctor, police beat, etc.); (arch.) vegetables that accompany rice (secret language of court ladies)

2

kitten; small cat

2

rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)

1

hamster

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