jpdb beta

preparation; arrangements

1

measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy

1

to lecture; to read aloud; to devise (e.g. a strategy); to work out (e.g. a tactic); to confer; to hold conference (with)

1

parting; farewell

1

up and down, left and right; top and bottom, left and right

2

torpedo

1

to incline toward; to slant; to go down (sun, moon); to sink; to decline; to wane

9

to slide; to glide; to slip; to skid; to be slippery; to fail (an examination); to lose (a position)

2

port (left side of vessel)

2

to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)

4

fall; falling down; inversion; reversal; getting upset; losing one's presence of mind

1

boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)

1

to take refuge in; to succeed in running away

2

gunfight; firefight; gun battle; shoot-out

3

fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge

1

opposite direction

1

there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)

1

dividing into parts

1

space walk

1

(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of

1

helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging

1

(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place

1

check mark; tick mark

1

poor; low-grade; load; pack; packhorse

1

stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire

1

to disappear; to vanish into thin air

1

losing oneself (in); being absorbed (in); forgetting oneself

1

along the wall

1

to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback

1

iron pole

2

shaking; shake; unsettledness; instability; existence of multiple spellings, pronunciations, usages, etc. for a single word

3

box; container; box (in a theatre); booth (in a restaurant, etc.); small rectangular building (e.g. telephone box); rectangular field area (e.g. batter's box, catcher's box); box (calfskin)

2

tearful voice

1

instead; but (on the other hand)

1

trickling (of water); flickering (of fire); darting about (e.g. a small animal); scampering about

2

wrench; spanner

2

desperation; despair; self-abandonment

1

to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at); to be intimidated; to feel daunted

3

crowbar; bar (unit of pressure); bar; café

5

heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)

3

warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown

1

huh?; what's up?

1

force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; impulse

2

direct hit

3

tenacious; tough; enduring; dogged; headstrong; stubborn

1

to be crushed; to be squashed (flat)

4

visit (to someone affected by illness or misfortune); call; letter of inquiry; letter of sympathy; dealing (a hit); striking (a blow)

1

outspoken; frank; candid

1

to shed tears; to (begin to) cry

1

surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in

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