jpdb beta

pool (in river)

1

road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)

1

1,000; one thousand

2

harbour

1

undergoing training; learning

1

elite; best; pick; cream of the crop

1

being widely talked about as a prominent prospect (for)

1

alumnus (alumnae); graduate; former member of an organization; former inhabitant (country, region, etc.)

1

brave; heroic; gallant

2

officer

1

selection (esp. from many people for an important job position); exceptional promotion

1

opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism

2

strongest

1

making something strong even stronger; solidifying something's chances; (lit.) (giving) a metal rod to an ogre

1

to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order

1

to be needed; to be wanted

1

castle garrison

1

to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into

2

to look away; to avert one's eyes

1

curtain; hanging; bunting

1

little less than; slightly fewer than; just under; weakness; the weak

1

waste (of money, time, etc.); squandering; frittering away

1

to accept; to receive (an application); to (be able to) take (food, medicine, etc.); to bear; to be affected by; to take damage from

1

near one's knee; (by) one's side; (at) one's hand; place under the protection (of one's parents, etc.); (under) the care (of); territory of a powerful person

1

signs; omen; symptoms

1

seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand

2

being outnumbered (e.g. in a military context)

2

to take flight; to disappear

1

to be in the firing line; to bear the brunt of (an attack, criticism, etc.); to face (e.g. questioning)

1

chasing too far; pursuing relentlessly

2

last drink (of sake); last glass; last cup

2

fluent; smooth; flowing

1

plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation

2

waterside; waterfront

1

reinforcement

1

firmly; absolutely; flatly; by far; far and away; by a long shot

1

finish; finishing; finishing touches

3

to spread rumors; to spread rumours

1

price; cost; value; worth; value

1

shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation

3

each; individual

1

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

2

acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning

1

calculation; reckoning; count; forecast

1

to make frantic efforts

1

to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)

1

to present; to offer; to show; to display; to assume (e.g. a shape)

1

to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations

4

poor plan

1

better than none at all; better than nothing

1