jpdb beta

support; backing; aid; assistance

1

middle guard; halfback (e.g. football); center forward (e.g. volleyball); centre forward

1

rearguard; rear guard; back (player)

1

complication

1

to narrow; to contract

2

absolute

1

decrease; reduction; decline

1

to have an audience (with); to have an interview (with); to meet; to see

1

strategic arrangement of go stones at the beginning of a game; opening moves; preparations; preparatory steps; arrangements

2

exchange (of words, views, punches, cups, etc.); give-and-take; reply; answer; response

2

infamous; notorious

1

to go on the defensive; to play it safe

2

rare; extraordinary; singular

1

wise; clever; smart; well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; good

1

fishing with a pole

1

good plan or policy

3

to content oneself with; to be resigned to (one's fate); to be contented (satisfied) with (one's lot)

1

possible; conceivable; likely; probable

1

at (a time or place); in; in (a situation, matter, etc.); on (a point); on the part of; under the authority of

1

to take into consideration; to use one's discretion

3

to let pass; to allow through; to transmit (e.g. light, sound, etc.); to conduct (electricity); to stick through (e.g. a hole); to force through (e.g. an opening); to connect (e.g. two places)

2

main purpose; chief aim; focus; main point; gist; essence

1

to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate

3

rescue; extricate; reclaim; deliverance

3

in 8 or 9 cases out of ten; in all probability

1

crushing defeat

1

stroke; blow

2

failure; defeat; mistake; unconsciousness

3

approach run; run-up

2

to knock down; to shoot down; to lop off

1

fastest

2

shortest distance (to)

1

to boost; to force up; to push up

2

arriving at the same moment

1

archer; bowman; bow-wielding soldier; crossbow soldier

1

feeling one gets from listening to something

1

to put (up) in the wrong place; to hang in the wrong place; to differ (e.g. of opinions); to clash; to miss (meeting) each other; to pass each other by

1

(suffering a) decisive defeat; rout; thrashing; losing big

1

emaciation; gauntness; haggardness

1

arms; armament; taking up arms; arming oneself

1

easygoing; optimistic; conceited

1

complete picture; panorama; what it all adds up to; bird's eye view; all-embracing portrait; overall perspective

1

mixture; blending; complication; crossing; intersecting; interlacing

5

hard to read; illegible

1

between (e.g. two people); face to face; hindrance; impediment; arrhythmic section of recitative; playing with only 2 players; prefix used for stress or emphasis

1

(running) along a mountain; along (a chain of) mountains

1

nice to meet you; I'm glad to make your acquaintance; how do you do?

3

to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to pick up

1

roadside; wayside

2

popularity; favorable reputation; high esteem; respect

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