jpdb beta

shin; shank; lower leg

1

to swing and miss

6

hey; hello; wow; oh; oomph; heave-ho

2

forward somersault; forward roll

2

to rise; to erect; to get up

2

bad mannered; naughty; misbehaving

3

contrary person; sourpuss; dog-in-the-manger

1

formal; proper; prescribed; conventional; stereotypical

1

fool; idiot; simpleton

4

very easily

2

theory

5

to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly

6

time (three times, each time, etc.); times

4

arrogance; insolence; disrespect

8

to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other

4

to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)

10

defensive-only

2

irregularity; anomaly

1

righteous government; just rule; easy method; simple approach; orthodox way; proper way

1

to apply pressure (on); to bring pressure upon; to lean on

3

to take action; to start; to get started; to begin to do

6

to parry; to sidestep; to dodge

1

melee

3

the universe; the cosmos

1

to proceed though deadlocked; to be carried over (e.g. to next meeting); to go into a shootout (e.g. sport)

3

tactics; strategy

2

one's dominant hand

9

guard; protector; defensive armament; personal armor (armour)

1

place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.

10

surface area

1

ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic

11

super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than

3

hardness; solidity

2

characteristic; feature; special quality

2

weight; heavyweight boxer

7

guard (of a sword)

1

recommendation; endorsement

2

forging; tempering; drilling; training; disciplining

4

difficulty; trouble; accident; disaster; fault; defect

3

to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous

3

to sidle up to

1

counter; service counter (e.g. at a bank); counter (at a bar, cafe, etc.); automatically responding with an upload slot to someone who allows you to download (e.g. in P2P systems)

13

guard; girder bridge

1

to go through; to pierce; to penetrate; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out; to persist with

1

fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge

3

offense; offence; method of attack

2

to step back; to walk backwards

2

to clear; to make clear; to be unruffled; to look unconcerned; to look demure; to look prim

1

finally; at last; at length; barely; narrowly; hardly

1

truth; reality

2