jpdb beta

contending for victory; struggling for supremacy

2

fighter (for); militant; champion (of); boxer

1

opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring

1

getting on board; sailor; seaman

1

sail

1

gloomy; dismal; miserable; spirit of yin

1

mastery

1

present stage; current phase; current rank; present grade

1

to trip someone up; to pull the carpet from under

1

to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create

1

lead; leading; lead (of a newspaper, etc.); lede; lead (wire); lead (e.g. dog); leash

1

head start; initiative; preemption

1

to give an order; to place an order; to have made to order

1

reasoning; logic; persuasion

1

aim; goal; prospect; outlook

1

carpenter's square; instigation; suggestion

1

cooperative; helpful

1

bad habit; harm; my; our

1

supremacy; predominance; being superior to

1

permanent; perpetual; lasting

2

world peace; peace of the world

2

poor-quality; low-quality; shoddy; low-grade

1

difference; disparity; gap

2

insubstantial; pointless

1

to understand; to comprehend

1

unable to understand (reason, motive, etc.)

1

to boil; to seethe; to be oppressed by heat

1

discreet and well-advised judgment; wise and mature judgment; making judgment with prudence

1

trend; course of action; directionality; directivity; directional; vectorial

1

to mow; to reap; to harvest

3

to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)

6

to sacrifice oneself; to die a martyr

3

hunger; starvation

1

darkish; dusky

1

lively motion; throb

2

to fall asleep

1

fully prepared; all ready

1

to read (a book); to open (a book) to read; to unravel (e.g. a mystery); to discover (the truth)

1

printing type; movable type; printed text; print

1

to love; to be attached to; to cherish; to caress

1

yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration

4

what was said; what it means; origin of a story (or tradition, etc.)

1

gourmet food; delicious food; dining on gourmet food; following a lavish diet; living as an epicure

1

domination of the world; world hegemony; world domination

1

to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate

1

chivalrous man who helps the weak and fights the strong; knight in shining armor; ruffians who act under the pretence of being chivalrous

1

Achilles

2

lingering (usu. feeling, emotion, etc.); continuing (to); still (...)

1

most interesting part (of a story); climax; good part; scenic spot; beautiful place

1

every day and every night

1