jpdb beta

still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less

1

persuasion

3

duty; obligation; responsibility

2

existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have

6

to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)

2

to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down

1

courage; nerve; grit

1

defeat; loss; reverse; setback

1

continuance; survival; persistence; retention; duration

1

conclusion; decision; end; settlement

4

to desire; to want; to expect (of someone); to hope for; to see; to command (a view of)

4

without

1

calming down; quieting down

3

comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery

1

rematch

1

to hint at; to intimate; to suggest; to allude to; to imply

1

incomparable; cannot compare (with); beyond comparison; in another league

1

miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic

2

timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish

2

with a bang; with a crash; with a bump; suddenly (fall); sharply

1

nightclothes; nightwear; sleepwear; pyjamas; pajamas; nightgown

3

consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care

1

sick person; patient; invalid

1

recklessly; thoughtlessly; pamperingly; indulgently; shoo!; heave-ho; hallo

1

to pieces; into shreds

1

for dear life; barely escaping alive

1

to cry; to shed tears; to suffer (from); to be troubled (by); to accept (an unreasonable request, loss, etc.); to do reluctantly

20

flight; rout; debacle

2

there being no use in arguing (about it); not up for discussion

1

followers; subordinates; being under someone's command

2

memory; sense; experience

5

when; at what point

1

skirmish; brush (with the enemy); minor battle; squabble; (petty) quarrel; argument

1

endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint

2

leadership; initiative; spearhead

1

outflow; effluence; efflux; outflow (of people, capital, etc.); drain (of gold, talent, etc. from a country); leak (e.g. of personal information)

3

paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reaping what you sow; making a rod for one's own back

1

indescribable; having no way to express

1

(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman

1

high-handed; domineering; on one's high horse

2

to recover; to be healed

1

physical; bodily

1

real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks

1

possession; retention; maintenance; holding; keeping

2

to call; to summon; to send for; to call together

1

very likely; very probable

2

to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe

3

serious wound; hard blow

1

nowhere

2

killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game

1