jpdb beta

viewing optimistically; thinking optimistically; taking an optimistic view; looking on the bright side

1

huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion

2

no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents

2

charge; rush; dash; assault; attack

4

showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy

3

actually; really; truly; in practice; practically

6

to be shaved or planed

1

only; just

4

total (number); count

2

very small amount; insignificant thing; negligible amount

1

as much as possible; as far as possible; whenever possible; if (at all) possible

1

brilliance; luster; lustre; vividness; life

1

sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity

1

for a long time

1

to rummage through; to ransack (e.g. a drawer); to throw into confusion; to disrupt; to upset

1

to finish off; to ensure (something) is dead; to put an end to; to deliver the final blow; to be the best for A

2

revamping; reshaping; rearranging; reorganizing

2

in one's own way or style

2

pole; climax; extreme; extremity

1

small number; few; minority

4

fatal wound

3

effective; successful

7

one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object

4

to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason

3

to kick about; to kick around; to scatter (a crowd, the enemy, etc.); to rout

2

body; group; party; gang; troupe; troop

5

openly; squarely; directly; to a person's face

1

commanding officer

4

subordinate person

23

resolute; determined; bold

1

spirit; soul; drive; vigor; vigour

2

knife

12

to throw at; to throw something at a person; to throw a person down

3

to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in

2

throw; throwing; throwing event

6

to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in

6

thin veneer; hasty preparation; knowledge or skill learned as a stopgap; re-tempering a dull sword (so that it looks as if it's sharp, but is actually unusable)

1

range (of a rifle, missile, etc.)

1

straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank

3

to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray

3

good performance; good work; great success

1

to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)

5

to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to

2

hilt (of a sword); haft (of a dagger); handle; handgrip

2

buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end

2

to bury; to embed; to implant

1

to be smashed up

2

to grudge; to begrudge; to be stingy; to be unwilling to pay

1

keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use

1

derivation

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