jpdb beta

to make (someone) realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home (to someone); to teach (someone) a lesson

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flabbily; softly; limply; easily (bend); effortlessly; flexibly

2

what on Earth is this?

1

dilemma; predicament

4

to knock down; to knock off

2

our

1

gambling; gaming; speculation; undertaking a risky venture; (arch.) professional gambler; (arch.) gamester

1

receiving; acceptance; reception; admission

1

to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block

4

to become bloodshot

1

oar; all; (pulling an) all-nighter; staying up all night

3

to row; to paddle; to pedal (a bicycle, etc.); to swing (on a swing); to work (a hand pump); to push through (a thicket, deep snow, etc.)

2

clock; watch; timepiece

3

needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer

1

to get tired of; to tire of; to lose interest in; to become sated; to become satiated; to have one's fill

2

occasionally; once in a while; now and then

1

lower part; substructure; subordinate (office); good and faithful servant

1

propulsive power; driving force

2

with a great deal of effort; laboriously

1

to supply (goods, money, etc.); to cover (costs); to pay; to give board; to provide meals

1

galley (ship)

3

rower; oarsman

1

inefficient

1

state-of-the-art; cutting-edge

1

backward movement; reverse movement; going backwards; retrograde motion

1

violence; reckless action; (an) outrage

2

nothing but; none other than

2

comparison

2

cannot possibly be

1

obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit

4

forte; strong point

1

to move forward; to move on

1

to support (a theory, claim, etc.); to back up; to substantiate; to prove

1

new and old; incoming and outgoing

1

(relative) merits; superiority or inferiority; quality

1

ancestor

2

to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset

1

to get in touch with

1

final; eventual; ultimate

2

to entice; to tempt; to invite someone to join in

1

military gains; war results; fruit of battle

1

receiving in advance (e.g. wages, interest); taking before others; anticipation; being ahead of (e.g. the times); prefetch; anticipatory completion (i.e. finishing another's sentence)

2

recovery; undoing; recall

1

achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization

1

temperature

2

dead tree; withered tree; leafless tree; bare tree

1

impulsive

1

spirit; soul; drive; vigor; vigour

3

burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering

5

sharp increase; sudden rise

1