jpdb beta

to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of

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on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead

3

loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft

2

harvest; crop; ingathering; fruits (of one's labors); gain; result

1

killing; murder

2

to pass from one's lips; to escape one's lips

1

family name; house name; family honour; family honor

1

to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited

1

dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish

1

to commit a crime; to do evil

1

claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention

1

ghastliness; dreadfulness; grimness; intimidation; menace; threat

1

by sheer strength; by brute force

1

settlement; solution; resolution

1

pure; true; genuine; unmixed

1

to have meaning; to be meaningful

1

estrangement; alienation; disaffection

1

choices; alternatives; options

1

to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)

3

stationing (troops); occupancy

1

to cling to; to embrace

1

over one's shoulder

1

by all means; no matter what; at any rate

1

just above; right overhead

1

sudden drop; sharp fall; nosedive; swoop

5

stirrup

1

horseback

1

steel

1

(all) important positions; every strategic point; each key post; (all) important parts; every important point

1

flash; brandish

1

cloud of dust

1

between life and death

1

scratch; graze; abrasion

1

blow; hit (on the body); beating

1

serious injury

1

among the mountains

1

many; a lot; much; multitude

1

itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally

1

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

5

like; as if; the same as

2

sky; air; ether; firmament; the heavens

1

getting mixed up in; getting embroiled in; involvement; entanglement; by-blow

2

to turn one's back to

1

distance; range

1

to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor

1

to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded

2

until something reaches the very limit; until the very last minute; up to the breaking point

1

horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside

3

to settle down (and deal with something); to concentrate all one's energy (on something); to settle oneself (in a place); to settle down (somewhere); to take a solid stance; to lower one's center of gravity (centre)

2

(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front

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