jpdb beta

to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate

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independently; individually; separately; alone; singlehanded; unassisted

1

support; backing; aid; assistance

2

passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing

1

failure; collapse; breakdown; break-up; bankruptcy

1

emotional; sentimental

2

loss and gain; advantage and disadvantage

2

ill feeling; ill will; animosity; bad impression

3

to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on

1

to spread rumors; to spread rumours

4

to chip; to nick; to break; to lack

5

to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress

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fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification

1

level of confidence

2

laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)

3

loyalty; sincerity; allegiance; fidelity; integrity

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to believe implicitly; to believe firmly

3

touch; contact

3

supporting faction

1

intimacy; friendship

1

persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency

3

while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily

3

unconditional

3

to support (a theory, claim, etc.); to back up; to substantiate; to prove

2

supplement; complement

1

support (e.g. for an argument); backing; proof; evidence; corroboration; substantiation

1

to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander

1

speech; eloquence; manner of speaking; manner of expression

2

reply; response; answer

1

to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve

2

to negotiate; to settle a matter; to arrange

2

messenger; envoy; emissary

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ten-odd; a dozen or so

1

eating out; dining out

1

to make light of; to ignore; to slight

2

thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception

1

to wear away; to rub down; to abrade

1

to call; to summon; to send for; to call together

2

first day; opening day

3

overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest

1

one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years

1

system

3

short (of a person)

2

draft horse; cart horse

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flowers budding; blooming; flowering; showing results; becoming popular; blooming

4

end; edge; tip

2

need for caution; need for care; requiring special attention

1

something said for politeness' sake; diplomatic language; honeyed words; lip service; empty compliment

2

to exchange greetings

1

comparatively; relatively

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