jpdb beta

shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext; excuse; grounds (for)

1

to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid

5

at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current

3

to scoop; to ladle out; to trip up (e.g. someone's legs)

1

hating; strongly disliking

1

very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes

1

sea of fire; sea of flames; blazing inferno

1

one's body; one's person; oneself; one's appearance; one's place (in society, etc.); one's position

3

low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key

5

here and there; various places; all around; muddled; confused; in the wrong order

3

outbreak (e.g. of war); outburst; sudden occurrence

1

all over; all over the place; everywhere

1

to change sides; to double-cross; to betray; to roll over (in bed); to turn over

1

if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so

3

to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist

5

present (brought by a visitor); gift

2

extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation

1

act; deed; conduct

2

any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand

2

never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up

1

leaving behind; desertion; abandonment

2

degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction

1

to get entangled in; to be involved in; to be embroiled in; to get mixed up in

1

gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; school; phylum; division; counter for cannons

2

nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion

1

faction; party; clique

1

tribe

1

ten; 10; ten years of age

3

not less than ...; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; the above; the above-mentioned

10

to be jumbled together

1

Africa

1

civil war

1

aspect; phase; condition; modality

1

skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable

2

to cut one's way through; to fight one's way through (the enemy); to get over; to come through; to overcome (a difficulty)

1

getting mixed up in; getting embroiled in; involvement; entanglement; by-blow

2

to run about frantically trying to escape; to run this way and that to make one's escape

2

to finish; to end; to have a result less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry

2

discovery; detection; finding

2

getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate

2

soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost

2

to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command

1

to lose hope

1

sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air

2

to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)

2

shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon); trace

1

before one's eyes

1

to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way

1

each; respectively

2

build; physique; frame; constitution

1