jpdb beta

insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy

1

to get lost; to lose one's bearings; to be puzzled; to be perplexed; to be tempted; to be seduced

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to fight; to cross swords; to engage in battle; (lit.) to cross spears

1

to understand; to appreciate; to interpret

1

declaration; proclamation; announcement

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fourteen; 14

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latter part (of a book, film, etc.); second part (of two); second half; sequel

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inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)

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(social) class; rank; grade

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position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint

2

unification; bringing together; generalization; control; supervision

1

to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself

1

seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand

2

to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence

1

command; order

1

juniors dominating seniors; inferiors overthrowing their superiors; retainer supplanting his lord

1

scramble (for)

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after all; anyway; actually; well, ...; ... on earth (e.g. "what on earth?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")

1

military power

1

appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy

4

surmise (about someone's feelings); guess; conjecture; (showing) deference (to); consideration (of someone's wishes); servility

1

all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever

4

circumstances; condition; arranging; managing; lending money; raising money

1

ordinary; common; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is

1

to want; to wish for; (arch.) to request; (arch.) to demand; (arch.) to seek; (arch.) to search for

1

based on; on the basis of

1

many times

1

taking over (e.g. store or family's headship); subrogation; substitution of one person for another (usu. a creditor)

1

ruffian; villain; peculiar person; idiosyncratic person; tricky thing; something that is more than it seems

1

personal history; background; career

1

to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide

2

suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange

1

old army general; veteran army general

4

worthy opponent; worthy rival; good match

1

to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on

3

memento (from a dead person); souvenir; keepsake; orphan; posthumous child

1

partial destruction

4

formidable enemy

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to bare one's fangs; to snarl (at)

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monster; monstrosity; giant; influential figure; monsterlike; over-demanding

1

system

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to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen

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black; black stone; guilt; guilty person

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ass; arse; rear; end; acupuncture point; hole

2

to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)

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color (of an animal); body color

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to challenge (esp. in a lawsuit); to take on an opponent (in negotiations, contest, etc.)

4

one color; one kind; one tendency; being the sole mood, sentiment, focus of attention, etc.

2

fish; fishes

1

to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted

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