jpdb beta

matter of time; question of time

1

withdrawal; secession; separation; breakaway

1

gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying

4

to detain; to check; to restrain; to stop

1

barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty

1

eleven; 11; jack

1

the Four Heavenly Kings (Dhrtarastra, Virudhaka, Virupaksa, and Vaisravana); the big four (i.e. four leaders in a given field)

12

to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase

15

moment; instant

1

to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience

1

evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat

1

fixed value; constant value

1

stress

1

loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal

1

to knock (someone) down; to floor; to beat up; to deal a devastating blow (from which one cannot recover); to devastate (emotionally); to crush

1

acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning

2

flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion

1

to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)

1

first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)

5

to mow down; to cut down; to slash (horizontally); to make a clean sweep; to sweep away; to brush away

1

reopening; resumption; restarting

2

killer technique; surefire assassination method; special or lethal move, usu. one unique to a certain fighter or fighting style

4

friend; ally; supporter; taking sides (with); supporting; standing by

2

order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement

1

bold move (in sumo, judo, etc.); daring move; powerful technique

2

to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big

1

after a short time; in a short while; a short time later

1

downward compatible; backward compatible; upward compatible; forward compatible; providing the same function while being more effective (esp. in games)

1

tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe

1

management; administration; operation

3

movement (of one's body); moving about; stirring; acting freely; doing as one pleases

1

to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)

1

to fire (a gun); to shoot; to let off; to loose off; to blow (someone) away

1

to boost; to force up; to push up

1

to push back; to press back; to force back; to (refuse and) return (something); to give back

1

frequency (of occurrence)

1

to increase; to grow

1

to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become indistinct; to become impure (of one's heart, a society, etc.); to be corrupted

1

anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever

1

(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly

2

being on the ropes; losing ground

1

drop of water; polka dots

10

to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)

1

water pistol; squirt gun; water gun

1

to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out

1

everybody; every last one of them; all

1

fundamental; basic

1

busyness; a lot of things to do; frequent use; heavy use (of); many uses

1

to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate

1

to choose; to select; to pick (out)

1