jpdb beta

gazing steadily at; observing (a person) closely; maintain a watch over

1

firm; unshakeable; resolute

1

head; brains; intellect; understanding

1

insight; discernment; perception; perspicacity; acumen

2

as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is

2

specialization; specialisation

2

licking one's lips (at the sight of appetizing food); licking one's lips (in anticipation); waiting eagerly (for); salivating (e.g. at the thought)

1

to watch intently; to stare

1

to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct

2

to get irritated

1

appearance; clothing; costume; dress

1

what would (you) do?; what to do about it

1

to strike back at; to bite back; to turn on; to rise against; to oppose; to defy

1

even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little

1

strength; toughness; bravery; boldness

1

gear; speed (e.g. 4-speed transmission)

1

hitting the target

1

to shoot through (a wall, the heart, etc.); to go through; to pierce; to hit (e.g. the bull's-eye)

1

to (hit and) crush; to smash; to squash; to defeat soundly; to crush (an opponent, hopes, etc.)

1

to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away

1

recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement

1

to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path

1

eulogy; compliment

1

to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into

2

loud; sonorous; ringing

1

reveal of how a trick is done; disclosure of a secret (cause, source, etc.); exposure; explanation

3

under cover of night

1

flying column; detached force

16

siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement

1

to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that

1

(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place

3

truth; real situation

5

talk; recital; narration; topic

1

way of reciting; way of telling a story

2

art of conversation

2

painstaking (e.g. effort); excruciating (e.g. hard work); grueling

1

pursuit of knowledge; studying; learning; training; completing a course

1

to slide; to glide; to slip; to skid; to be slippery; to fail (an examination); to lose (a position)

2

large-scale

1

to be damaged; to receive damage

1

sacrificial pawn; sacrificed piece; sacrifice

1

about this time; about now

1

mastery; skillfulness; dexterity; master hand; expert

1

stealthily; secretly; in secret

1

to creep up to; to approach stealthily; to steal up; to draw near unnoticed

1

exquisite skill; wonderful performance

1

something like ...; something called ...

1

once again; yet again

2

whim; caprice; fancy; capricious; fickle; whimsical

1

moonlight; moonbeam

2