jpdb beta

to be on the right track; to be doing well; to be looking good; to be coming along nicely

1

unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected

1

perception; intuition; the sixth sense

1

to abate; to weaken; to be emaciated; to be dejected; to be perplexed

1

thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected

1

dark (deep) green

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button (clothing); push-button; button

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to open (e.g. one's robe); to bare (e.g. one's chest); to open up (of clothing); to be exposed; (arch.) to open wide (one's legs, eyes, mouth, etc.); (arch.) to stretch

1

hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)

1

wide (esp. of clothing); broad

2

ribbon

1

to pieces; into shreds

1

skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament

2

rivet on a sword hilt

1

worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering

1

to do together; to put together; to lump together; to regard in the same light; to put in the same category; to arrange for (two people) to marry

1

to stop bleeding

1

to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); (arch.) to mimic

1

some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort

2

to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel

1

to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain

1

branches and leaves; foliage; unimportant details; nonessentials; side issue

1

blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice

2

collision; crash; impact; clash; skirmish; conflict

1

to start running

1

groan; moan; growl; roar; hum (of a machine, power lines, etc.); drone (e.g. of an engine)

1

cliff top

1

to kick down; to oust (a rival) to advance oneself; to push (someone) aside to get ahead

1

giant

1

upper arm; (arch.) lower arm

1

to split; to tear; to burst; to be separated; to be divided

2

bristle; seta; stiff hair; coarse hair

1

whole; entirety; to begin with; in the first place; ... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")

1

to be torn off; to come off; to be torn to pieces; to be torn to shreds

1

muscular; lean (of a company's operations, etc.)

1

rugged; scraggy; angular; gnarled

1

wart

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coating

2

roar; howl; yell; bellow

2

to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited

2

hardness; stiffness

1

cranium; skull

1

to be crushed; to be squashed (flat)

2

just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of

4

nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp

2

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

1

exchange of blows; long rally

1

effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving

1

to bring to naught; to bring to nought; to abuse (esp. another's kindness); to empty; to clear

1

to run through; to run past

2