jpdb beta

objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument

2

bull's-eye; the mark

1

to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with

1

to make public

1

to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade

1

profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc., esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing

2

those; they

5

invasion (e.g. of a country); raid; aggression

1

valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable

3

matter for the future; something that is a long way off; something that is not going to happen anytime soon

1

to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)

3

suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange

2

gradual (destruction); progressive (dismantlement)

1

to gain the understanding (of); to obtain consent (from)

1

difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error

3

should do; ought to do

2

(mental) agony; anguish; suffering; distress

1

to hate; to dislike; to avoid; to disregard; to act without regard (for); to be bad for (e.g. dust in machinery)

1

to throw at; to turn; to raise

2

to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine

1

to be jealous; to be envious

1

to shine

1

isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words

5

loud (criticism, protest, etc.); noisy; clamorous; boisterous; uproarious; fierce

2

rain and wind; driving rain; the elements

2

to blow violently; to sweep over; to devastate

1

wherein; therein; thereinto

2

document; papers

3

to scan; to look over

1

machine tool

4

receiving; acceptance; reception; admission

1

highly skilled; skillful; very capable; particularly able person; master-hand; person of ability

1

to select; to pick out

1

outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world

3

isolation; segregation; separation; quarantine

2

to the extent possible; as much as possible; as far as possible; whenever possible; wherever possible; if (at all) possible

1

efficient

2

re-; again

1

improvement; reform

1

castle siege

1

until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it

1

as much as one can; as much as possible

1

at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money

1

mug

1

to smile back (at a person); to answer someone's smile

1

to be found; to be discovered

3

every night

1

stubbornly; firmly; determinedly; obstinately; resolutely; adamantly

1

to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into

1

(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate

1