jpdb beta

resistance; opposition; obstruction; (electrical) insulating coating; insulating varnish

3

elf

5

difference (of opinion); strange; odd; different

1

gradually becoming poor; situation getting gradually worse and worse

1

plan; policy

1

papier-mâché tiger (toy with a loose, wobbly head); paper tiger; someone (or something) who is all bark and no bite; man of straw

1

together (of two people); both (of you, them, etc.)

1

that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such

1

to reason; to sum up; to conclude

1

right or wrong; good or bad; quality; having both merits and demerits; having both advantages and disadvantages

1

blunt weapon

3

shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext

4

(ease of) handling; operation; arrangement (of pipes, wires, etc.); layout; wrestler's belt used in a bout

4

destructive power; destructive energy; destructive force

6

unpopular

3

mall; maul (in rugby); mole; Moor; molding

1

iron ball

1

thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words

1

Morning star (weapon)

1

direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination

1

boorish; unrefined; rustic; uncouth; clumsy; brusque

1

savage; barbarous; barbaric; uncivilized; uncivilised

2

all; every

1

to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)

1

primitive; original

1

stern; grim; rough; rugged; forbidding; overbearing

1

to swing and miss

1

principal occupation; main job; professional; an expert; I (of a government official, etc.); me

3

to explain clearly; to give detailed instructions

2

long handle; long-handled spear; long shaft

2

reinforcement; strengthening

1

halberd

1

multifunction; multipurpose

1

proficiency; mastery; becoming proficient (in)

1

tip of an ear (of wheat, etc.); tip (of a brush, spear, etc.); point; spearhead

1

to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate

2

brave; heroic; gallant

1

dangerous; critical; grave; uncertain; unreliable; dodgy

3

courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness

4

to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)

2

complete denial; complete disavowal; total negation

4

to have an interest (in)

1

small; little; few

1

desperation; self-abandonment

2

lack of policy; having no measures; lacking means

1

the same rank; equality; apposition

2

cowardly; timid; easily frightened

1

to freeze (from fear, etc.); to be unable to move (e.g. from surprise); to be paralyzed (with horror, etc.); to cower; to shrink in on oneself

1

chivalrous spirit

1

sense of justice

1