jpdb beta

glaring at each other; confrontation; standoff; face-off

4

full impact; packing a punch

1

to make way for; to make room for; to get out of the way; to pave the way for; to open up opportunity

1

all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost

2

exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)

2

breakdown of negotiations

1

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

1

to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)

1

locational advantage; advantageous position; products from the land (farm output, timber, minerals, etc.); land rent

1

to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare

2

to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal

1

careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate

1

to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on

3

sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly

3

poor-quality; shoddy; unskillful; inexpert; unlucky

2

should do; ought to do

1

-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of

1

cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)

1

rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)

1

being unhuman; being removed from humanity; being unworldly

2

stamina

1

painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable

1

to put to bed; to lay down lengthwise; to put a thing on its side; to set something aside unused; to let lie idle; to ferment

2

besides; in addition; also; moreover

2

assistance; backing; reinforcements

1

correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with

1

present condition; existing state; status quo; current state

1

indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell

2

given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...

3

to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off

2

careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering

1

solution; way out

1

reaction; response

2

horizontal; level; even

4

switching over to; migration; transition

1

feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness

3

to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)

1

that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there

2

backward glance; sidelong glance; faceless ghost with an eye in its rump

1

(walk) briskly; at a brisk pace; quickly

1

to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach

1

this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me

8

development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)

1

hostage

2

to kill with a sword (knife, dagger, etc.); to slay; to put to the sword

1

cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman

1

cruel; brutal; savage; barbarous

1

dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness

5

I; me; you; manservant

5

crafty; tricky; sly; sinister (look)

1