jpdb beta

by means of; due to; because of; according to

19

dark red; dark brown; reddish brown

2

a disgrace (to a whole group of people)

1

to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone

1

to find fault with; to question

1

brazenly; shamelessly; alternating wins and losses (every other day); (arch.) stupidly; (arch.) cluelessly; (arch.) slipping away secretly

2

to draw a sword

7

to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)

16

point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack

5

just because; even if; even though

2

harassment; pestering

5

party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow

1

to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show

5

to kneel (in respect); to genuflect

6

villain; baddie; the villain's part

1

(spoken) line (in a play, film, comic, etc.); one's lines; comment; remark; stock phrase; set phrase

2

dance (esp. Western style); dancing

1

assembly hall; meeting place; venue; site; grounds

1

to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated

2

riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious

1

to be solved; to be worked out; to come loose; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. of a ban)

1

trivial; not amounting to much; not enough to cause a problem; not as much as expected

1

to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up

5

to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate

4

eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality

1

talking in one's sleep; somniloquy; nonsense; gibberish

1

to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes

2

to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene

3

minced meat; ground meat

1

presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch

6

angry voice

1

to resound; to echo; to reverberate

2

to diminish (dampen) the spirit

1

will to fight; fighting spirit; morale

3

scabbard; sheath; cap (on a brush, pen, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread

5

victory or defeat; match; contest; game

2

to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on

3

to tuck one's tail between one's legs; to admit defeat; to turn tail (and run)

1

to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on

2

(pieces of metal, etc. hitting each other) noisily; cluttered; disordered; messy

1

armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track

3

to go past; to pass; to pass by

3

to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)

3

(one's) son; penis

1

to train; to discipline; to teach manners

1

had better ...; had better not ...

5

remarks; comments; way of talking; speaking style; excuse; topic (of conversation)

2

child

1

unworthy (of one's father, teacher, etc.); I; me; incompetent; unskilled; (arch.) unfortunate

1

the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade

1