jpdb beta

anyway; either way; one way or the other; whichever; whatever

1

risk aversion; hedging; danger avoidance

1

nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter

1

to be conspicuous; to stand out

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part of the garden close to the house; nearby garden

1

castle gate

2

bow (weapon); archery; bow (for a violin, etc.)

1

to come to an end; to rest

1

arrowhead

2

blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice

3

bow and arrow; weapon; arms

1

mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)

2

to fall ill; to suffer from (e.g. a disease); to have something wrong with (e.g. an inner organ)

1

violent; rough

2

to shelter (e.g. a fugitive); to harbour; to harbor; to hide; to give refuge to

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surrender

1

not budging an inch; to stand one's ground

2

to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable

2

to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)

2

to be sacrificed; to fall victim to; to fall prey to

1

to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it

2

equilibrium; balance

1

advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful

1

encirclement; encircling net; tight besiegement

1

tension; strain

1

to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...

2

to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply

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collapse; downfall

1

reflexive; reflecting

2

most important

1

glamorous

1

to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet

4

death; mortality; to die; to pass away

2

to disappear; to vanish; to go; to leave; to die

1

affirmation; declaration; assertion; end of sentence

1

as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to

3

slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)

2

eyesore; unpleasant sight; obstructing a view

1

complete change; about-face

1

to lessen; to decrease; to diminish

1

to banter; to make fun of; to cool; to refrigerate; to window-shop; to look at without buying

7

to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned

1

chicken; coward; scaredy-cat; chicken

2

to take; to catch; to capture

3

self-sufficiency

1

to go hunting

2

savings

1

suppuration; festering; coming to head

1

close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate

2

hunting; harvesting (e.g. berries, fruit); picking; gathering

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