jpdb beta

victory goes to the one who makes the first move; being quick to take action leads to victory; the early bird gets the worm

1

check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base

1

clever; shrewd; crafty; cunning; pretentious; impertinent

2

furthermore; even more

7

groan; moan; roar; howl; hum (e.g. motor); buzz (e.g. bee, wire in wind)

2

advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful

1

to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself

1

large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate

1

accepted; fully-fledged; clear; respectable

1

person; member

1

grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering

1

to be of use as a reference; to be helpful

1

competing; competition; auction

1

food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion

1

plan; meter; measuring device; (in) total; total (of)

2

war by proxy; proxy war

2

future; distant future

1

to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly

1

prevailing view; common opinion; general consideration

1

story of one's experience; recounting of one's experiences; narrative; testimonial

1

worry; fear; anxiety; concern

2

payment of a sum twice the original; giving back a gift double the value of the one received; repaying twofold; inflicting a revenge twice as hurtful (painful, costly, etc.) as the original misdeed

1

to set aside

1

to create a breeding ground for future problems; to turn a blind eye to future trouble; to allow for something to come back and bite one in the ass (in the future)

1

should do; ought to do

1

out of the question; outrageous; impossible; irrelevant; not pertinent

1

empty air; sky; shunyata; emptiness; air force; fruitlessness; meaninglessness

1

castle (in place names); castle; fortress

1

ignoring; looking the other way; passing through; going through; ball hit through net (in tennis)

1

important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game

1

vote; ballot; label; ticket; tag

1

underside

1

to be a good match for; to stand a chance against; to be able to compete with; to hold one's own

1

may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly

1

to express sudden recognition and being impressed; (lit.) to slap one's knee

2

dust; trash; garbage; negligible amount; tiny bit; hustle and bustle (of life)

1

to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate

1

abbreviation; omission; outline; gist; plan; strategy

1

standing together in a disorderly fashion; standing close around; crowding together; flooding in (applicants, election candidates, etc.)

3

acquisition; possession

1

percentage of votes

1

trend; course of action; directionality; directivity; directional; vectorial

1

bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive

5

all doors closed; blocked in every direction; cornered

1

conservative without party affiliation

1

now that it's come to this; since it's come to this

1

fighting with one's back to the wall; having burnt one's bridges; last stand; from strategy of general Han Xin in the Battle of Jingxing

1

grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude

1

foobar-style name for a dummy variable

1

to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback

1