jpdb beta

skylight; head

1

noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky

1

quarrel; argument; row; (verbal) dispute

1

pinch; crisis; tough spot; clothespin

1

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

1

shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext

1

barrier; protective wall; obstacle; hindrance; imaginary shield that gives one invincibility or immunity

1

development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)

4

irritation; annoyance; frustration

2

both; both sides; both parties

1

to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise

1

receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me

2

to be helpful; to be useful

1

but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess

1

(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place

2

(in) dire straits; (in a) serious bind; (in a) big pinch

1

in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...

1

jealousy; envy

2

distant view; looking from a distance; good long distance vision; farsightedness

1

murder; killing; murderer

5

to be ruined; to go under; to perish; to be destroyed

1

forever; endlessly; on and on; meandering; wandering; winding

2

in appearance; to look at; judging from appearances

1

in proportion to; just as much as

1

empty; vacant; hollow

1

desperate; hopeless

2

breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing

1

to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across

2

shooting; gunning (down)

1

to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)

1

to come to a dead end; to come to a standstill; to reach a deadlock; to reach an impasse; to reach a stalemate

1

to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to

1

indiscrimination; without discrimination; indiscriminate

1

unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd

1

ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source

3

also called

1

companion; company; tritagonist

1

white clothes; white robe; white gown (worn by doctors, chemists, etc.); commoner without rank (in ancient China); layperson

1

tall (of a person)

1

to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become hoarse; to become impure (of a heart, society, etc.); to be corrupted

1

grey; gray; ashen

1

beckoning

1

representative director; managing director; president; someone chosen by the board of directors from among the directors to actually represent the company in its dealings with the outside world

1

Vermilion Bird (god said to rule over the southern heavens); seven mansions (Chinese constellations) of the southern heavens

10

to have excess momentum (from going too fast, using too much force, etc.); to get carried away; to go overboard; to overdo (something)

1

handrail; railing; banister

1

to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress

2

terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)

2

deep emotion; impression; inspiration

1

winding; meandering; wriggling; wiggling; waving; swaying

1