jpdb beta

parasitism

1

phenomenon

6

starting; inauguration; launch; founding; establishment; start-up

3

going along with something; following the crowd; treating something in an equal or egalitarian manner

1

superstructure

1

to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued

3

ferry

1

Island; insula; island; islet

1

to pierce through; to break through

1

substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange

1

(tear) to pieces; (rip) apart; with a rattle; with a shudder; feeling an electric shock

1

papier-mâché tiger (toy with a loose, wobbly head); paper tiger; someone (or something) who is all bark and no bite; man of straw

2

riddled with holes; full of holes; full of flaws; full of loopholes; faulty

4

tiger (Panthera tigris); drunkard; drunk; sot

1

sense of security

1

to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire

1

unexplored

1

wasteland; wilderness; deserted land; prairie; vast plain; wilds

2

nudity; stark naked

1

dawning (of a new era); dawn

1

the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life

9

be (that) as it may; having said that

2

therefore; consequently

1

slight bow (as a greeting or sign of gratitude); nod; salutation; consideration; thoughtfulness

2

to blow violently; to sweep over; to devastate

2

night wind

3

rattling; clattering; trembling; shivering; whining; grumbling

1

overthrow; defeat; bringing down; knockdown

1

apologetic

1

(find) common (meeting) ground

1

to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)

3

anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside

2

cease-fire; truce; armistice

1

compromise; giving in

5

one's duty; vocation

1

to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare

2

to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve

3

total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects

2

standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against

1

late summer; sixth month of the lunar calendar

1

to blow off

1

gust of wind; vanguard

1

lance; harpoon

4

to begin shooting; to shoot out

1

speargun; underwater gun

1

magazine (of a firearm)

1

antigovernment

1

activist

1

(the police) wanting (someone) for questioning; having (someone) on the wanted list

2

thick with smoke, moisture or odor; hard to breathe (air)

1