jpdb beta

to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out

4

gesture; movement; action; acting; performance

1

gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance

3

surprise attack

1

everyday conversation; day-to-day conversation

1

to defeat

1

reorganization; reorganisation

1

to lead someone around by the nose

1

humiliating

1

to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively

1

ignorant of the ways of the world

1

to make someone realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home to someone; to teach someone a lesson

1

myself; oneself; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to one's inferior)

1

to reflect on (oneself, past conduct, etc.); to contemplate; to examine; to think over; to introspect

1

unscientific

1

inefficient

1

to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete

1

to cite an example

1

flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion

13

burning; combustion

2

everyday life; daily life

1

vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept

1

red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red

2

foreign matter; impurities

1

oxygen (O)

2

insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint

2

-itis (indicating an inflammatory disease)

1

blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe

3

preconception; preconceived notion; prejudice

1

common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice

4

to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of

1

advanced; developed; seniority; senior; superior

1

futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness

1

efficient

1

opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism

1

the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous

1

(a) little; somewhat; somehow

1

quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument

1

gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying

6

creation; generation; formation; derivation

1

offensive ability

5

arms; weapon; ordnance

52

coloring; colouring; adding color; adding colour

1

to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big

1

nightmare; bad dream

3

fog; mist; spray

10

the best; ideal

1

vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy

1

diffuse reflection; diffused reflection; irregular reflection

1

attenuation; damping; decay

2