jpdb beta

to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)

1

dangerous; risky

1

surely; certainly

1

in addition; besides

2

idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk

2

good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial

2

revolving lantern

1

just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of

1

readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation

1

desperate situation with no escape; being driven into a corner; being cornered; last extremity

2

Spanish Armada; invincible armada

1

this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately

1

honourable defeat; honorable defeat; honourable death; trying but being utterly beaten; being completely rejected when professing one's love

1

squadron

1

to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch

1

The Wright Brothers (Wilbur and Orville Wright)

1

large cut (e.g. of meat); last piece of the day's programme; last act of a play; comic dialogue as the last item in vaudeville, music hall, etc.

1

end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once

2

that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?

2

to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede

1

we; us

7

battlefield; battleground

1

the front (of a battlefield); forefront

1

(some) more; even more; longer; further

1

better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth

1

the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person

1

to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen

1

eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey

2

to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself

2

also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise

2

to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen

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time; hour; period; class

3

full; in plenty; ample

1

to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)

1

to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)

1

new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date

1

name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext

1

one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances

2

smirkingly; broadly (grinning)

2

cheek (of face)

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to strike back at; to bite back; to turn on; to rise against; to oppose; to defy

1

indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that

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some nerve (as in 'you must have some nerve to ...')

1

to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into

1

to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)

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existence; being

3

indicates question

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explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend

1

to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny

4

to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)

1