jpdb beta

distinction

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(political) power; authority; influence

1

ingratiation; pandering; catering (to); going along with (someone or something); accommodating oneself (e.g. to public opinion)

1

to bring (news, knowledge, etc.); to introduce; to bring about; to cause; to produce (e.g. results)

1

gentlemen; men; the men's (sign on toilet, bathroom, etc. doors)

1

concentration; diligence; asceticism; zeal in one's quest for enlightenment; adherence to a vegetarian diet

1

to meet; to assemble; to congregate

1

declaration; profession

1

clapping hands; applause; clapping one's hands in prayer (at a shrine)

1

to arise; to break out; to well up; to burst

1

side (of the torso); flank; illegitimate child; child born by someone other than one's wife

1

elbow

1

since one was born; (in) all one's life

1

uh-huh; sniff-sniff

1

skip (bounding forward with alternate hops on each foot); skipping (over); skip (captain of a curling team); skipper

1

rhombus; rhomb; lozenge; diamond (shape)

1

pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model

1

mask; disguise; guise; mask

2

baton (relay, orchestral conducting, etc.)

1

downtown

1

odd; strange; queer; peculiar

1

moonlight

1

remains; corpse; body

4

polite; respectful; reverent

2

bow; bowing

1

harlequin

15

calling on; visiting

1

meaningless; pointless

1

to save trouble; to save effort; to save hassle; to save bother; to save time

1

to grope; to feel around (in one's pocket, bag, etc.)

1

omigosh; crikey

1

fruit

1

ta-dah!; ta-da!; tada!; voilà

1

mission; errand; task; duty; obligation

2

deep emotion; being filled with emotion

1

to flow out; to stream out; to pour out; to gush forth; to leak; to ooze out

1

to dance; to perform dance steps

1

trousers; pants

1

(scattered) spots; specks; speckles

1

hard lump under the skin (e.g. adipous tumor, lymph node tumor, etc.); grinding against; pressing or rubbing with turning movements (e.g. someone's shoulders with one's elbow); rolling one's eyes; goggling one's eyes; rattling sound

1

ha ha ha; hee hee hee; chuckling

1

to kneel down on one knee; to genuflect

1

presenting (to)

1

close attention; (watching with) keen interest

1

to lower the curtain (at the end of a play); to come to an end; to finish

1

shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!

1

(in the) palm of someone's hand; (under) someone's complete control; (at) someone's mercy

1

twig used in grafting; budwood

1

aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!

2

fragment; broken piece; one of the same group; accomplice; one of a pair; counterpart

1