jpdb beta

high-handed; overbearing

1

to possess (someone; of an evil spirit, idea, etc.); to take hold of; to haunt

1

pile; accumulation

1

to declare confidently; to declare proudly; to declare dramatically; to strike a pose (for dramatic effect)

1

to make an example of; to make a victim of; to hold up someone (something) to ridicule; to pierce with a spear

1

headwind; adverse wind

1

category; category

1

sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence

3

waste; extravagance

1

to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing

2

to seize the initiative

2

ambition; aspiration

14

so what?; what of it?; and?; why do you ask?

1

to smile broadly; to grin widely

2

waypoint (e.g. with a GPS); checkpoint

1

(on one's) mind; heed

2

to precede; to forestall; to anticipate

2

starting work (on); setting to work (on); commencing (a crime); playing (a move)

2

to encloud; to make dim; to make dull; to tarnish; to obscure; to darken

1

conformity; compatibility; adaptability; congruity; congruence

5

to put (a topic) up for debate; to lay on the table for consideration; to take up (a subject) for discussion

1

not necessarily so; is not always true; there is no guarantee that ...; there is no telling

4

idly; lazily; aimlessly; evasively; elusively; vaguely

2

net; netting; web

3

to become clear (water, air, etc.); to become transparent; to resonate clearly (e.g. voice); to become serene; to become tranquil; to pronounce as an unvoiced sound

3

patience; endurance; perseverance

1

to hold one's breath

1

to install; to fit; to (manage to) obtain (someone's agreement, permission, etc.); to get; to patronize (a shop); to buy usually (from the same store)

3

to share

2

to call; to summon; to send for; to call together

1

changing for the better

3

ship's nationality; ship's country of registration

1

area of sea; waters

3

advance warning; previous notice; prior announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner

2

increase in production; production increase

1

point in question (at issue)

2

to shift; to move; to slide; to move (an appointment, meeting, etc.); to bring forward; to put back

2

rage; anger

1

nagging; griping

1

so-so; passable; now, now; there, there; my, my; oh my!

3

violent; rough

2

your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you

1

cannot be helped; unavoidable

1

choices; alternatives; options

4

solution (of an equation, inequality, etc.); root (e.g. of a polynomial); solution (to a given problem); answer; explanation; interpretation

1

to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death); to bequeath

4

strategy; tactics

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to paint; to spread; to plaster; to apply (cream, lotion); to smear; to lacquer

4

tool; implement; instrument; equipment

1

to yield oneself (to something); to devote oneself (to something); to surrender oneself (to something)

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