jpdb beta

acquaintance

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mutual; reciprocal

1

order; observance; discipline; rules; law; regulations

1

elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress

1

though imperfect; somehow; somehow or other

1

(outward) appearance; (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; appearances; decency; lip-service

1

substance; essence; entity; subject; content; reality

1

degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction

3

riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit

2

high spirits; high energy; go!; go-man-go!; fashionably clothed and assertive (esp. of a woman); flashy

1

just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that

2

myself; oneself; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to one's inferior)

1

ingenious idea; excellent plan; bright idea

1

to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge

1

boss; chief; head

4

one by one; one at a time; in turn

1

ignorance; covering; concealing; Mongolia

2

black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person

1

state (US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. Canada); continent; (arch.) dear

4

(theatrical) fighting scene

1

empty; vacant; hollow

2

intelligence; genius; scholarship; virtue

2

profit-and-loss arithmetic; calculating profit and loss; mercenary point of view

1

declaration; profession

2

thief; robber

1

darn it!; darn!; oops!; oh dear!; oh no!

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spreading; laying out; security deposit; Japanese mattress

1

crocodile; alligator; (arch.) shark

1

arms; armament

1

bandit; brigand

1

to be helpful; to be useful

1

following blindly; following suit without reflection

1

helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging

1

filthy; squalid; dirty; foul; sordid

1

growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing

1

a jewel in a dunghill

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looking like a ...; acting as if a ...

1

wise; clever; smart

2

wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)

4

transfer of control

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whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur

1

to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on

2

south wind tile; winning hand with a pung (or kong) of south wind tiles

1

contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation

1

side road; shortcut

1

detour; roundabout way

1

road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)

6

no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook

1

to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain

2

in the fire; in the flames; (arch.) burning (something)

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