jpdb beta

common sense; common knowledge; common understanding

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proximity; nearness; being nearby; approaching; drawing near; coming close

2

nature (of a person); disposition; temperament; quality; inherent characteristic; property

2

great difference; big difference; wide margin

1

perfect (for); ideal; just right; most suitable; tailor-made

1

main force; main strength; main effort; primary focus

1

contest of strength; trial of strength

2

result; consequence; consequently; as a result; as a result of; following

1

how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how

1

war; fighting; fierce competition

4

shamelessly; brazenly

1

bottom of one's heart

2

fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare

3

simple; easy

1

maniac; enthusiast; fan; mania; craze

2

to sum it up in one word; ... is the word for it

1

to prick up one's ears and listen; to listen attentively

1

to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away

6

to storm in with a yell

1

idea; thought; discretion; forgiveness; pardon

1

to turn over; to change (one's mind); to reverse (one's decision); to fly (a flag); to let (a skirt, cape, etc.) flap in the wind

1

rudely (barging in); straight; directly; without hesitation; without permission

2

sound judgment; sane decision; act performed with a clear mind

1

entrance (on the stage); appearance (in a book, film, etc.); appearance (on the scene); arrival (on the market); emergence

3

unimpressive; unimpressed

1

exposed; scanty; bare; public; open

1

threat; menace; coercion; blackmail

1

contrastive

1

exceedingly; extremely; decisively

1

outsider; someone outside of a group

3

to concede one is entirely in the wrong (for the sake of argument)

1

tactics

1

to side with (someone); to support (someone)

1

being excluded; being ignored; being kept in the dark (about); being kept out of the loop; (lit.) outside the mosquito net

2

to cut into (a conversation); to interject

1

at will

1

to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet

1

(spoken) line (in a play, film, comic, etc.); one's lines; comment; remark; stock phrase; set phrase

1

of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant

1

last month

2

to take refuge in; to succeed in running away

1

arrest; apprehension; capture

1

and; although; but

1

error; mistake; slip; bug

1

one's subordinate

1

unable to contain oneself; itching to do something; cannot sit still

1

to shake off

2

control; check; restraint; inhibition

1

shout; cry; outcry; yell; shriek; scream

1

thoughtlessly; rashly; unwisely; halfway; half-done; incomplete

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