jpdb beta

to cross swords with

1

to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger

1

to thrust away; to send flying

2

to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge

1

some; several; many; how many; how much; very

3

arrow; wedge; chock

4

to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep

8

place hidden from view; cover; shelter; hiding place

1

bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer

5

underground train; subway

1

entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth

2

to knock down; to tear down; to crush (e.g. enemy); to throw into confusion; to refute; to pick apart

2

each; every

8

soggy; soaked; crushed (out of shape); crumpled; messy; untidy

1

to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on

11

truck; lorry

2

riddled with holes; full of holes; full of flaws; full of loopholes; faulty

1

guardrail

1

thin paper

1

cookie; biscuit; cookie (browser-related file sent from a WWW server)

1

than; from; out of; except; but; more

18

to be smashed up

1

like that; that way; thus

1

three; 3

7

to hide oneself

2

to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way

2

steep; dangerous

1

enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to

1

ruins; wreckage; wreck; broken remains; debris

7

to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up

1

to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited

2

smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful

1

gait; manner of walking; footwork (e.g. in sport); characteristic way of moving, keeping the center of gravity low (centre)

1

to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound

2

is it?; isn't it?; be; is

2

gradually; slowly but steadily

3

to envelop; to blanket; to cloak

4

sense of impending crisis; sense of danger

6

to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air

5

to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace

5

flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda

14

sleeve (esp. of a kimono); pocket of sleeve; vicinity (esp. of a bridge); foot of a mountain; base of a mountain

1

old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days

2

Yoda

2

department store; department

5

tenant (usu. office block, shopping center, etc.)

1

evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat

1

entering; going into

1

prohibition; inhibition; ban

1

abandoned building; derelict building

1