jpdb beta

to jar; to creak; to grate

2

exhausted; tired; withered; worn out; boiling until shapeless or mushy; tediously

3

discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference

2

conclusion; decision; end; settlement

1

now that it's come to this; since it's come to this

1

shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted

1

cool-headed; level-headed; hard-headed

1

different person; another person; someone else; changed man

1

by sheer strength; by brute force

1

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

3

to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist

3

great speed; recklessly fast speed

1

board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board

1

retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)

3

to lose one's footing; to slip

1

to hold (someone) down; to pin down; to wrestle to the ground

1

to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress

2

the whole world; the whole country; society; the public; supremacy over a nation; government of a country; having one's own way

1

transforming oneself; taking on another form; disguising oneself; artificial fly (for fishing)

2

monster cat; cat with magical powers

5

fencer; swordsman

2

to conquer (e.g. an enemy); to defeat; to overcome (a difficulty); to out-hit

1

achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record

1

inferiority (e.g. numerical); inferior position; disadvantage; unfavorable situation; unfavourable situation

1

to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)

1

as expected; predictably; not surprisingly

1

Tuesday; fire (second of the five elements)

1

walking on frost; crunching (e.g. on gravel); lots of coins or jewels; cutting into large pieces; loosely weaving; large (pieces, stitches, sand grains, etc.)

1

sketchbook

1

war; battle; match; game; competition

1

to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous

4

to hesitate to say

1

power

1

at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can

2

to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)

1

to pose as; to (successfully) impersonate; to pretend to be; to (completely) become; to (fully) turn into

2

incompetent; have no merit

1

seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity

1

decisive blow; game-winning hit (e.g. in baseball)

1

to pin down; to immobilize; to immobilise; to control; to suppress

1

with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning

2

to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)

2

to be bewildered; to be perplexed

3

to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)

2

bottomless (bucket, etc.); unbounded (good nature, optimism, etc.); boundless; imprudent; indiscreet; extremely heavy drinker

1

(sound of) laughter; laughing voice

3

180 degrees; complete change

2

to turn one's back on; to be uninterested in

1

full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)

1

lower half of the body

1