jpdb beta

melee

1

to slay; to cut down (a foe)

1

continuation of war

1

desperate; hopeless

1

negative (e.g. thinking); negative; negative (electrical polarity)

1

miraculous

1

to play for time; to use delaying tactics

1

foolish question

1

skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough

2

muffled voice

1

three minutes

2

the situation reverses itself; the table is turned; the shoe is on the other foot

1

sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care

1

indicates emotion

1

blue cloth; blue ground; blue background

1

large (amount of money); huge; hefty; expensive

1

fee contingent upon success; contingency fee; completion bonus

1

advance payment; money paid in advance

1

good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response

2

irritation; annoyance; frustration

1

coming and going; traffic; road; street; association; socializing

1

subject; national

1

to memorize; to memorise; to commit to memory; to learn by heart; to bear in mind; to remember

2

history of; experience of

1

mask; veil; disguise; anonymous; unmarked; incognito

2

in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of

2

very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just

1

around ...; or so

1

many; much; a great amount; (arch.) excessive amount

1

disk; discus; flying saucer; disc media (CD, DVD, etc.)

6

having good eyesight

1

lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision

1

removal (e.g. of a building); dismantling (e.g. a tent); striking (e.g. a stage set); withdrawal (of troops); evacuation; retreating

1

sharp pain; acute pain; intense pain

1

split; division; break up

2

to drill; to bore; to hit the mark; to get to the heart of (the matter); (arch.) to put on; (arch.) to wear

2

threat; intimidation; menace

2

to strangle; to constrict

1

to hunt out; to flush out; to round up; to impress; to recruit

1

sad; wretched; deplorable

1

placed one upon another; piled up; excellent; splendid; superimposition; superposition

2

reward; honorarium; remuneration

1

being quick-eared; having sharp ears; being first to know about something

1

competitor; rival

2

to say; to tell; to state; to do

1

obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability

2

a few years ago; some years back

1

to select; to choose; to diagnose (an illness); to judge; to liken to something else; to regard as something else (e.g. to use another person as a mirror); to see someone off

1

legume (esp. edible legumes or their seeds, e.g. beans, peas, pulses); bean; soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; female genitalia (esp. the clitoris); kidney; small

1

to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged

1