jpdb beta

minimum; at the very least

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

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operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing

7

incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost

1

to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. of a joke)

2

participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in

2

leader; leaders; dotted line; reader (textbook); reader (i.e. a person who reads); microreader

4

to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel

2

to return; to come back

2

there is no way that ...; easy; simple

2

hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no

1

bent back; hunchback; stoop

1

true state; actual condition; reality

2

whim; caprice; vagary; eccentricity

1

another affair; mishap

1

to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)

1

convenient; handy; useful

1

tool; implement; means; furniture

1

keep it up!; way to go!; you've got it!; that's it; attaboy!; attagirl!

1

current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present

1

to take (preventive) measures; to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together

2

looking upon (someone) as an enemy; regarding as an enemy; being hostile toward

2

coercion; extortion; compulsion; force

1

effect; efficacy; validity; potency

1

surprise attack

1

remains; dregs; vestiges; remnant; residue

2

to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death

3

advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus

2

malicious; spiteful; vicious; shady and damp

1

accompanying; being accompanied by; going with

4

long-awaited; much-awaited

1

assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)

1

after this; from now on; hereafter; thereafter; since (then); after

1

first meeting; first interview with

1

existing

1

food

1

uniform; equal; even; common; ordinary; usual

2

to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)

1

body build; figure

1

personage; person (deserving of respect)

1

veteran (e.g. soldier); battle-hardened; seasoned; (of) long military service

2

brave warrior; hero; brave man

1

chuckle; giggle

1

intimacy; friendship

1

to tear off; to strip off; to rip off; to rob (someone) of (clothes); to divest (someone) of (powers, rank, etc.)

2

tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?

2

regarding as dangerous; identifying as a threat

1

hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently

2

herself; she herself

1

influence; power; might; influence (of stones)

4