jpdb beta

obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability

1

failing to properly evaluate the (relative) importance (of); putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the cause for the end; mistaking the insignificant for the essential; getting one's priorities backwards

1

long-cherished ambition; satisfaction

1

instinctive; instinctual

1

to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross

3

to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down

11

greed; avarice; covetousness; greedy person

1

to parry; to sidestep; to dodge

2

even though it is not; despite not

3

(with a) whizzing sound; sound of something whizzing by

1

whistle (sound made with the lips)

1

to take aim (at); to set one's sights (on)

1

to run away; to run off

3

sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor

3

big arm; brawny arm

2

splendour; splendor; magnificence; grandeur

1

horizontal; level; even

1

(giving) birth; childbirth; native of; product of; assets; property

2

to step over or across; to overcome

2

rout; collapse

1

according to plan; as planned; on target

2

to shout with exultation; to shout for joy

1

boss; chief; head

1

18; eighteen

4

time of death; one's final hour; one's end

3

losing a battle; lost battle; battle one cannot win; battle one is doomed to lose

1

all kinds of things; various things; large number of people

3

look of death; shadow of death

6

to move back; to draw back; to lessen; to subside; to resign; to retire

3

matchless; unequalled; unequaled

2

being battlewise; being skilled in battle; experienced warrior

1

to win fame; to be widely-known; to be well known; to make a name for oneself

2

moment; instant

3

to turn left; to turn to the left

1

revolution; rotation; turning; turning (an aircraft or ship)

1

once in a lifetime (opportunity); (a golden opportunity that may) happen only once in a thousand years

2

to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)

2

turning to the left; left turn

1

after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)

1

to replace; to substitute; to shift; to change places

1

the situation reverses itself; the table is turned; the shoe is on the other foot

1

unable to move; held up; swamped; stuck between a rock and a hard place

2

running as fast as one can

1

to take a breather; to take a rest; to take a break

1

party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit

17

to come back

1

both wings; both flanks

2

to act as one; to act in concert; to keep pace; to stay in step

2

to regain one's breath; to catch one's breath

1

being on the ropes; losing ground

1