jpdb beta

to explain the situation

1

having one's back to the wall; having nowhere to go; having no way out; not having another chance

1

simple; brief

1

orderly; regular; systematic; well-organized; well-organised; trim

1

hey; hold on; come on

1

to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to welcome (a proposal, advice, etc.); to take kindly to; to do with pleasure

2

to shake and untangle; to shake free from

2

(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount

2

to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)

2

echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound

5

release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)

1

stock-in-trade; tools of one's trade

1

rather than; more ... than ...

4

lifeline; matter of life or death; indispensable thing; life line (in palm reading)

1

regular; normal; formal; legal; established; legitimate

2

charge (for admission, a meal, etc.); fee; price

1

cause for concern; reasons for uneasiness

1

one's say; one's point; one's case; complaint; objection; grievance

1

asking price

1

lavish feast; splendid banquet; corporate largess; lavish hospitality

1

exorbitant; outrageous; ridiculous; absurd; excessive; inordinate

1

price; cost

1

remuneration; recompense; reward; toll

6

in hand; on hand; on one; handheld

1

to drive a bargain; to beat down the price; to haggle

1

that's so, isn't it

2

money on hand

2

how; in what way; how about; questionable

2

to forestall; to beat to the punch; to anticipate; to play the first move (e.g. in go)

2

to seize the initiative

1

valuable article; valuables

1

strategic arrangement of go stones at the beginning of a game; opening moves; preparations; preparatory steps; arrangements

1

pace

3

to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated

2

to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)

1

standard practice; playing by the book; established tactic; joseki (jōseki); standard sequence of moves (esp. in a corner)

1

speech; eloquence; manner of speaking; manner of expression

1

business ability; business acumen

1

to knock (ideas) against each other; to present competing ideas; to have a lively exchange of ideas; to smash together; to crash into each other; to throw at each other

1

war; battle; match; game; competition

1

apron of a gun; cover for the touch-hole on a cannon or matchlock

1

heavily; profoundly

1

weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance

2

saliva (in one's mouth)

1

normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station

2

each other; one another

2

(find) common (meeting) ground

1

point of compromise; common ground

1

battle of words; debate; argument; dispute

2

waste of time

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