jpdb beta

to cross swords (with)

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exemplary

2

honor student; honours student; model student; prize pupil

1

acting arbitrarily on one's own authority; acting arbitrarily without consultation

1

order from above

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to get lost; to become lost; to go astray

1

to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon

1

long stretch; long haul; marathon; long scene (in a play); long act

2

birthmark; nevus; bruise

1

all one has; all one's possessions

1

(an) adult their age (should, should not, etc.); grown man (woman); person who is old enough (to know better)

1

god of pestilence; god who spreads infectious diseases; jinx; hoodoo; pest

1

to reach mutual understanding; to understand each other

1

I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference

1

to act as one pleases; to throw one's weight around; to have everything one's own way; to grow freely (e.g. of weeds)

2

big leakage; uncontained leak

1

flattery

1

to open up to someone else; to divulge one's true feelings; to be openhearted

1

military clique; military party

1

to fill one's own pocket by taking advantage of a position

1

a gap develops; a significant difference emerges

1

to beat back into shape; to correct (a bad habit, character trait, etc.) by discipline; to straighten (someone) out

1

(marriage) proposal

1

to sit up straight; to straighten one's posture; to straighten up

1

upper part; upper stream; upper course of a river; right side of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage left (actor's POV); skillful (in comparisons)

1

personal opinion

2

wrist cutting; slashing one's wrists

1

stopping of bleeding; stanching; hemostasis; haemostasis

1

ostentation; show; affectation

2

(religious) piety; faith; devotion

2

name of the emperor

2

to share

1

(doing) together

1

(divine) revelation

3

bingo

1

irony; rhetorical question

1

game over

2

white vegetables or fish simmered without soy sauce

1

stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded

2

welcome (news); inviting; encouraging; tempting; hopeful

1

acute ear; good ear

2

enemy side

1

ingratiation; pandering; catering (to); going along with (someone or something); accommodating oneself (e.g. to public opinion)

1

most part; greater part; majority

1

representative; delegate

1

advocacy; proposal

1

to settle peacefully; to work out peacefully; to come to an amicable solution; to become reconciled

1

to pause; to have a short intermission

1

to reject; to spurn; to turn down; to refuse

1

zero; nought

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