jpdb beta

noninclusion in a team; not being chosen to play

1

announcement; notice

1

to tell; to announce; to declare; to pass (a sentence); to order

1

to get used to hearing

3

peacetime; time of peace; ordinary times; normal times

3

state of mind; mental state; mental attitude

4

slope; slanting surface; bevel

1

to pin the enemy down; to glare another down (and render impotent)

1

to get (much) colder; to deepen (cold); to feel cold (of the body); to be chilled to the bones; to worsen (of relations, economic conditions, etc.)

1

a number of days

1

to look away; to avert one's eyes

1

to understand; to be convinced; to be satisfied

1

stopgap; makeshift; temporary measure

1

to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses

1

to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into

2

at a loss for what to do; at one's wits' end; having no choice

2

courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts

1

transition; change; progress; passing (of time)

1

to watch over; to watch attentively

1

parallel lines; remaining far apart (e.g. in discussions); not reaching an agreement

2

casualties; killed and wounded; human damage

1

concession; conciliation; compromise

1

decisive blow; game-winning hit (e.g. in baseball)

1

to be loath to; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of

4

simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive

6

peace (esp. of the world); tranquillity; calm

1

concerning the result (as opposed to the means used to achieve this result or the original goal)

1

sophism; chop logic; far-fetched argument; quibble; cavil; argument for argument's sake

1

that's so, isn't it

1

pessimistic; gloomy

1

nimono; food cooked by boiling or stewing

1

to sink deeply into one's mind; to come home to; to go to one's heart; to pierce one's body (e.g. of wind, cold, etc.)

1

chase; pursuit; tracking; following up; tracing

1

nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion

1

way of speaking; intimation

2

one can say more with a look than with ten thousand words; the eyes cannot belie one's true thoughts; the eyes are the windows to the soul; eyes are as eloquent as the tongue

1

dialogue; discussion; conversation; interaction

2

protecting (someone); defending; standing up for

1

one's heart; the mind; inner feelings; inmost thoughts; true motives

2

sadness; sorrow; grief

1

everyone; anyone; no one; nobody

7

from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely

3

uncooperative; unhelpful

1

shortening; contraction; reduction; curtailment; abbreviation

1

to relax; to make oneself comfortable

1

beyond that point; after that

4

incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling

1

to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up

2

scab; crust

1

exposure; laying bare; baring (e.g. skin); (photographic) exposure

1