jpdb beta

means; way; measure

1

annihilation; total destruction; complete destruction; crushing defeat

1

to stake; to risk; to bet; to wager

1

to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace

1

irritation; annoyance; frustration

2

to hit the bull's-eye; to go as expected

1

to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate

1

hair on the back of one's head

1

there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)

1

dense (e.g. fog, dust, etc.); thick; vague (as in being unable to think clearly); dim

1

mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but

3

wave; ups and downs

3

already; now; no longer; not any more

4

to shake one's head (in denial)

2

such; like that; in that way

1

to drag down; to pull down; to force out (of power, office, role, etc.)

1

life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood

4

honor; honour; credit; prestige

2

long time; many years

1

to become a couple; to be man and wife; to be married to

1

mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)

10

subtleties; niceties; fine points; subtle; sensitive

1

after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means

1

intention; idea; inclination; wish

2

to refuse; to decline; to deny

1

to push open

1

having ended; being resolved

2

peace; security; tranquility; tranquillity

3

subterranean rumbling; earth tremor

4

half-crazed; frantic

1

arrow; wedge; chock

2

to kick up

6

furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality

3

rake; fork; bamboo rake

3

to shoot to death

2

degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent

3

hunter; huntsman

3

firing; shooting; fire; gunshot; marksmanship

4

one's eyes; (pair of) eyes

1

to fail; to blunder; to mess up; to be dismissed; to be fired

1

doll; puppet; figure

1

flapping; rattling (sound); noisily; commotion; kerfuffle

2

puddle of blood; pool of blood

3

bullet hole; bullet mark

4

to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)

6

half-sitting posture; half-standing posture; half-rising posture; stooping position

2

to mow down; to scythe down; to knock someone off their feet

3

with no effort at all; easily

1

to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide

1

(art of) fencing; swordsmanship

7