jpdb beta

leeward; lee; downwind

1

to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down

2

useful; helpful

1

to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort

2

warfare in which soldiers fling themselves at the enemy; hand-to hand combat

1

to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to

1

tedious; verbose; wordy; redundancy

1

to guess right

1

stirring; slight movement

1

to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil

1

to press for an answer; to shower questions on someone

1

way of speaking; intimation

1

on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently

1

to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair

1

how; in what way; by what means

1

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

1

encouragement; inspiration; rousing; stirring up; raising (e.g. morale)

1

as before; as ever; as it was originally

1

as likely as not; 50-50; even match; tie

1

to swing back

1

reckless remark; rash remark; thoughtless words; falsehood

1

opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring

1

to regret

1

turn

1

to bring up a subject

1

unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement

3

mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both

1

happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness

1

treachery; betrayal; perfidy

2

conventional phrase; stock phrase; cliche; frequently used musical (guitar) phrase

1

to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud

1

blunder; slip; error; error

3

to raise overhead

1

exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)

1

to point at

1

direct

1

so to speak; so to call it; as it were

2

telepathy; tacit understanding; thought transference; non-verbal Zen Buddhist transmission to a disciple of the central tenets of Buddhism

2

one beat

1

cushion to soften the blow; something that cushions the blow

1

at; in; on

1

in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of

1

to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known

1

tiredness; fatigue

1

exploitation; overuse; abuse

1

breakthrough (research, etc.); breach; opening

2

no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about

1

dimension; perspective; point of reference; level (of something)

1

to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff

2

sleepy; drowsy; somnolent

2