jpdb beta

ironically enough; as irony would have it; in a nice little twist

1

trick; trap; stratagem; intraoperative; during surgery

3

just kidding; not!; ersatz; imitation; phony

1

downhill; downward slope; descent; decline; waning; ebb

1

dividing for administrative purposes; partition; division

1

fall of the curtain; last scene; end of act

1

head; brains; intellect; understanding

2

thin veneer; hasty preparation; knowledge or skill learned as a stopgap; re-tempering a dull sword (so that it looks as if it's sharp, but is actually unusable)

1

foot

2

skating (esp. ice); skate; skates

2

to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down

10

extremely difficult

1

minute; micro; detailed; delicate; subtle

1

decisive moment; turning point; critical moment; win-or-bust situation

3

old age; oncoming age

2

rapier

1

slender face

1

veteran; battle-worn; schooled by adversity in many battles; rich in experience

2

(inflected) end of a word; end of a sentence

4

leading; prominent; eminent; counting on one's fingers

3

to run; to hurry (when going somewhere); to drive (a car) quickly; to ride fast (on a horse); to win (fame)

1

donation; presentation; gift

1

to get information; to find out; to get wind of

1

throat

1

iron pipe; steel pipe; metal pipe

1

tire; tyre

1

inner thigh

1

low kick (e.g. in fighting)

1

to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)

1

difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect

1

spring; spring (in one's legs); bounce; springboard; impetus

4

to stretch; to reach to; to stand on tiptoe

2

attack; offence; dominant partner of a homosexual relationship; a barrage of; a flood of

6

to tremble

1

any- (e.g. anything, anywhere, anyone); -ever (e.g. whatever, wherever, whenever); even (if it's just ...); at least; either ... or ...

2

uniform; even; across-the-board; equal

1

(not) even when using ...; (not) even with the help of ...; (not) even by ...

1

stopping a sword stroke between one's bare hands

1

impression of the teeth; tooth mold (mould); tooth mark; teeth marks

1

performance (e.g. music, dance, pantomime, etc.)

1

one drop (of fluid)

2

pulpy; soppy; sloppy; untidy; in a disarray

3

measurement

1

one after next; second

1

revision; amendment; alteration

2

vacuum; hollow; empty

1

groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.); trying to find

1

valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable

2

certainty

1

four-eyed; pattern of four squares

1