jpdb beta

in one's own way or style

1

influence; clout; leverage

1

and; thereupon; because of that

1

to this extent; to this degree; this much

1

to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive

1

prompt; immediate; in real time

1

retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retorsion; retortion

2

once more; again

1

This isn't over; I will get my revenge

1

to accept somebody's challenge; to take up the gauntlet

1

habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle

1

to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve

1

coin toss; coin flipping; toss of a coin

3

half a lifetime

1

counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth

1

root (of a plant); stump (of a tree); root (of a problem, etc.); base

1

conduct of business; management; acting as agent (of a land owner, house owner, etc.); being in charge (of a house, etc.)

1

island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf

1

autonomy; right of self-government

2

protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation

1

chief; main; principal; important

1

bluntly (refusing, etc.); flatly; out of hand; completely

1

to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve

1

beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...

1

dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure

1

surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance

1

opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows

3

blood clot

2

breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing

1

to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)

1

change in pronunciation or meaning of a word; sound change; word with an altered pronunciation or meaning; turning or twisting part of a text (in Chinese poetry)

1

jump; leap; skip; bound

1

to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through

1

rotation (usu. around something); revolution; turning

1

to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on

1

not; nonexistent; not being (there)

1

dynamic visual acuity; DVA; kinetic vision; ability to identify objects in motion

1

to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise

1

hey there; I say; see here

1

unnatural; affected; studied; forced

1

affiliated with; under jurisdiction of; under the umbrella

1

mutual; reciprocal

1

commonwealth; federation of states; confederation; union

3

paradise

1

in swarms; in great crowds

1

depression; low spirits; luxuriant (of vegetation)

1

to aggravate; to complicate; to make worse

1

treasure

1

conclusion

1

heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion

1