jpdb beta

to feel inferior; to feel small

1

the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence

1

knot; tying; bundle; lumping; conclusion; ending

1

room for argument

1

pasturing (e.g. cattle); letting (an animal) run loose; letting (someone) do as they please; leaving (something) to take its own course; letting (an issue) go unchecked

1

second class

30

secretary

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first class; first rank; one degree; one level; most; best

1

spy; agent provocateur; covert operative; maker; builder; constructor

2

forcefulness of speech; influential voice

1

clerk; secretary; writing down; putting on record

1

Minnie

4

charm; talisman; tally; sign; mark; fu

7

front stage; center stage (of politics, etc.)

2

(large) compilation; culmination (of hard work)

1

fruition; fructification; bearing fruit; bearing fruit (of efforts, plans, etc.); coming to fruition; yielding success

1

government official

9

gunboat diplomacy

1

landlocked country

1

main battery; main armament; best hitter; center of the offense

3

the other day; some time ago; recently

3

trifles; minor details

2

to act tough; to act bad; to act worse than one really is

3

high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)

1

trial calculation; preliminary calculation; estimation

1

to make plans

1

calculation; computation

3

yielding; submission; surrender; giving way; succumbing

3

Machiavelli

2

distant future; inevitable future; places one goes to

1

known as ...; also known as ...; called ...; AKA

1

calamity; disaster; accident

1

parking; parking lot; parking space

1

unification; bringing together; generalization; control; supervision

7

being outstanding; excelling; being foremost

1

latent; hidden; secret; behind the scenes

3

degree of familiarity; popularity; name recognition; notoriety

2

funny story; funny anecdote

3

stomach; dietary needs

2

to get tired; to become exhausted; to become worn out; to become battered (from long use); to get tired of (doing); to get fed up with

1

visiting one's constituency; feudal lord's return to his estate

1

preservation; conservation; maintenance; integrity

2

second best

3

Sun Tzu (Chinese general and strategist, 544-496 BCE)

1

highway to success

1

demotion; relegation; reduction in rank; degradation; downward move

1

dense; thick; close (relationship); intimate; minute; fine

1

prosperity; flourishing; thriving

1

external bureau

1

crackling (of fire, fireworks, etc.); sparking; sputtering; to fight; to argue

1