jpdb beta

line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)

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specialist

3

persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency

1

to hang one's head; to droop one's head

3

low spirits; depression; dejection; discouragement; despondency

1

mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...

1

pitiful; pathetic; painful (to look at)

1

to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore

2

to be beyond one's capacities; to be beyond one's powers; to be beyond one's control; to be unmanageable

1

depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit

1

concern; circumstance which is becoming a problem; case (court)

1

outside one's jurisdiction

1

ten-odd; a dozen or so

1

calming down; quieting down

3

violence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny; despotism

1

state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances

2

estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately

1

some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort

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temple; shrine; sanctuary

3

connection; link; relationship

1

intermediate level

1

too (much); overly; excessively

1

as soon as; right after

1

inevitable; unavoidable; certain; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)

1

to be dead; to be lifeless

1

magician; conjurer

1

full use; extensive use; complete utilization

1

to escape death; to be saved from death

1

rightly or wrongly; by all possible means; at all costs; at any cost; no matter what (happens); by fair means or foul

1

to become public; to become known; to come out in the open; to be formal; to be official

1

to take advantage of someone's kindness or patience; to get carried away; to be elated; to get puffed up (with pride); to push one's luck; to get cocky

1

to begin to appear; to begin to come in

1

decoration; ornament; trimmings

1

confrontation; opposition; antagonism

3

intensification; aggravation

1

point of compromise; common ground

1

both parties; both sides

3

but; however; even though; even if

1

iridescent colour; equivocal (reply, statement, etc.); ambiguous; vague

1

to determine whether something is right or wrong; to make something clear; to settle a matter

1

persuasion

4

lightly; easily; carelessly

1

to warn against; to caution against; to admonish; to scold; to prohibit; to forbid; (arch.) to be cautious

1

folding one's arms

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(divine) revelation

1

equal; identical; the same; no different (from); just like; equivalent

1

degassing; gas drainage; gas venting; letting off steam; giving vent to one's frustrations; cooling off

1

bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy; (tactical) advance or retreat of troops

1

in all sincerity; with one's whole heart; whole-hearted devotion

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to serve out one's apprenticeship; to serve out one's time

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