jpdb beta

to knock (ideas) against each other; to present competing ideas; to have a lively exchange of ideas; to smash together; to crash into each other; to throw at each other

1

to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart

8

to take one's place; to take one's position; to go into position; to line up

1

physical strength; muscle strength

1

eyesight; vision; visual acuity

1

to draw a bow; to oppose; to defy; to disobey one's superiors

1

to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort

1

insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness

2

pendulum

2

condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise (in logic)

1

lavish feast; splendid banquet; corporate largess; lavish hospitality

1

quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument

1

correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with

1

to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)

1

hammer; mallet; sledge(hammer); gavel

1

negligent; neglectful; careless; remiss

1

kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like

1

to take advantage of one's carelessness; to perform a surprise attack

1

machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus

3

to step forward; to volunteer

1

obstruction; inhibition

1

to draw an arc (e.g. with a compass); to describe an arc (e.g. through the air)

4

rear; back; reverse

1

darkness

1

device; instrument; vessel; container; ability; capacity

1

in a crowd; ganging up (on); joining forces

1

to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly

1

continuation

1

limit; bounds

1

little by little

2

to be shaved or planed

1

equilibrium; balance

1

foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd

2

vivid; clear; distinct

1

to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience

3

check mark; tick mark

2

cliff; precipice; precipice; brink of a dangerous situation

1

mechanical doll; automaton; string puppet; marionette; (fig.) person who follows orders blindly

1

alchemist

3

great cause; moral law; justice

1

conclusion; completion

1

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

1

what; what?; hey!

1

to be nearing death; to be dying

2

stone weight (as used on pickle-tub covers); weight (as used in balances)

2

existing (between); interposition; intervention; involvement

1

warm; mild; genial

1

to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)

2

gallant; brave; imposing; awe-inspiring; severe; biting

1

to be loath to; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of

2