jpdb beta

maximum preference; maximum priority; priority handling

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many problems; various problems

1

public order; public peace; public security; law and order

2

outer circumference; perimeter; outskirts; periphery

3

to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on

2

to wipe; to dry

1

hegemony; leadership; initiative

1

no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all

3

you; (arch.) your residence

1

to build a market for; to promote (a product); to promote oneself; to sell oneself; to sell heavily

1

equilibrium; balance

1

grave; serious; alarming

2

only; merely; just; at most; no more than

2

improvement project; construction plan; maintenance plan; maintenance schedule; maintenance program

1

to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up

4

weak person; the weak

1

reference; consultation

1

sad; wretched; deplorable

1

manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something

1

reliance; trust; faith; confidence

1

to chip; to nick; to break; to lack

1

gossip; corner of the mouth

1

to press for an answer; to shower questions on someone

1

regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected

2

after all; anyway; actually; well, ...; ... on earth (e.g. "what on earth?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")

1

to be sullen; to be offended; to be huffy; to be stuffy; to be stifling; to be muggy

2

to dig your own grave; to bring calamity upon oneself; to put your foot in it

1

censure; denunciation; (verbal) attack; blaming

1

expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation

1

injustice; unfairness; wrongdoing; iniquity; impropriety; irregularity

1

intervention

1

role of a villain (film, drama, etc.); bad-guy role; social outcast role

1

taking the initiative

1

being resented (by someone one holds resentment towards); thinking ill of a person based on a misunderstanding; unjustified resentment caused by a misunderstanding; responding to kindness with resentment

1

to keep one's mouth shut; to refuse to talk

1

worship; adoration; admiration; cult

1

ecstasy; rapture; trance; senility

1

(not) altogether; (not) wholly

1

does not seem (to be)

1

to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to

1

unsatisfied; unsatisfactory; insufficient

1

(in) his way; peculiar to him

1

(army) division

1

to complete decisively; to do to completion

1

to become indisposed; to feel unwell; to have one's physical condition deteriorate

2

vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy

2

hall; saloon; spacious room; reception room

1

to read (a book, etc.) over again

1

valuable; worthwhile; worthy; worth doing

1

to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of

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