jpdb beta

to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy; to accompany; to go with; to associate with (someone); to mix with

1

no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook

2

good morning

2

company president; manager; director

1

(private) secretary; treasured book; secret book

1

to prostrate oneself (before)

1

(social) position; status; standing; position (in a company, organization, etc.); post; rank

1

management; administration; operation; running (a business); conducting

2

(lit.) blood flows; to have the blood of ... running in one's veins (artist, warrior, etc.); to be born with particular skills, characteristics, etc.; to have something "in one's blood"

5

precisely because

1

company employee; member of a corporation; company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)

1

to surround; to encircle; to enclose; to fawn over (someone); to play up to; to curry favor with

4

bronze statue

4

to contemplate; to ponder; to think over; to turn over in one's mind; to reflect; to muse

1

roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open

2

warmth

1

mustard (color)

1

dark brown; olive brown

3

(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression

1

is it?; isn't it?; be; is

2

innumerable; countless; numberless

3

origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient

1

tolerance; broad-mindedness

1

doctor's rounds (in a hospital)

1

buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end

1

to dust; to remove dust; to slap; to hit (with the palm); to use up money

1

birthday present

1

device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement

1

stray cat; alley cat

1

to assume an air of ...; to act ...; to affect ...; to put on airs; to be self-important

1

jealousy; envy

1

actually; really; truly; in practice; practically

2

event; function

1

test (of ability, knowledge, etc.); exam; test (of performance, quality, etc.); trial; rehearsal

1

to be popular

1

person with whom to speak; someone to talk to; companion; advisor; adviser

1

(verbal) abuse; speaking ill of people; bad-mouthing; name-calling; slander; abusive language

1

to leave behind

3

quarrel; argument; row; (verbal) dispute

1

sign; indication; omen; symptom

1

president's office; director's office

1

unnatural; artificial; false; forced (e.g. smile); empty (e.g. compliments)

2

reception (e.g. of visitors); dealing with

1

desk; copy editor

2

harmless but pointless; neither bad nor good

2

large-size refuse (e.g. furniture, electrical goods); oversized garbage; bulky rubbish; useless man about the house; husband who is retired and considered a nuisance

1

manager; proprietor

1

talented; gifted; prodigious; virtuoso; masterful

1

greedy; avaricious; rapacious; insatiable

2

to fall in love (for the first time); to know love; to be compassionate

1