jpdb beta

upper part; upper stream; upper course of a river; right side of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage left (actor's POV); skillful (in comparisons)

1

hundred battles; many battles

2

reality; consciousness

1

to be hard to deal with; to be an eccentric; to be idiosyncratic

1

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

6

wickedness; evil; iniquity; wrongness

1

excursion; outing; trip

1

to be extremely cautious; to be as sure as sure can be; to make assurance doubly sure

1

to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain

1

still; as yet; as of old

1

to retighten

1

to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)

3

ripping; tearing; vibrating; buzzing; like an electric shock

1

to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)

4

to yell out loud; to shout loudly; to cry aloud; to scream loudly

1

to lie face-down

2

sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air

5

to hold down; to twist someone's arm; to force (someone) to yield (e.g. an argument); to make (someone) surrender

1

to drift; to blow together; to have the wind start to blow; to have the wind spring up

1

dead tree; withered tree; leafless tree; bare tree

1

pebble

1

stickily; relentlessly

4

to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout

2

to abate; to weaken; to be emaciated; to be dejected; to be perplexed

1

to run down (stairs, etc.)

2

to draw (water); to scoop up; to dip up; to understand (someone's feelings, etc.); to grasp; to surmise

1

gleaming sword

1

to smash to pieces

1

sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered

4

-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be

3

twosome; duo; pair (of criminals)

1

before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to

3

for better or worse; luckily or unluckily

2

whole area; surrounding area; all around; everywhere; all over the place

5

to become better; to improve

3

feeling of relief (for the time being); peace of mind (for now)

1

pitch black

2

glaring; flaming; fiery; blazing

1

heart; mind

3

trap

1

instantly; resolutely

2

to kill; to choke the life out of

3

arrogance; insolence; disrespect

4

inexperienced

2

unthinking; thoughtless; heedless; inconsiderate

1

to take someone's life; to kill someone

1

capture; seizure; prehension; apprehension; understanding; grasp

1

threat; intimidation; menace

1

to remove; to move out of the way

1

human speech

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