jpdb beta

to make an appeal; to urge

2

to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)

6

pride; dignity; self-respect

2

gap; narrow space between things; valley; gorge; loophole (in a castle wall); arrow slit

1

judgment; judgement; divination; judgement

9

to delay; to postpone; to put off; to slow down; to hold up; to retard

1

to attack; to go for; to come at; to pounce on; to jump on; to swoop down on

2

speed; velocity; pace; velocity

4

to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses

2

insurance; guarantee; warranty

1

to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel

1

to freeze (from fear, etc.); to be unable to move (e.g. from surprise); to be paralyzed (with horror, etc.); to cower; to shrink in on oneself

1

firefly (Luciola cruciata); lightning bug; glowworm

4

appearance; emergence; advent; arrival; showing up; coming to existence

2

protective wall; defensive wall; barrier; bulwark

5

summons; subpoena; citation; summoning (a spirit, demon, etc.); evocation; invocation

4

nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-

16

aria; singing; chanting; reciting (e.g. a spell)

10

one-eyed; first (in a series); initial

1

to slip through (a crowd); to weave through (e.g. traffic); to pass through; to get around; to elude (e.g. the law); to evade

1

second (in a series)

1

to fight each other

4

wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); wall (of stones)

13

valid; effective; yuko (judo)

1

pushing through; bulldozing; doing something by force; arm twisting

1

fourfold

2

cage; pen; (jail) cell

2

to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into

3

to push back; to press back; to force back

2

to fade; to become dim

4

to melt; to liquefy; to dissolve (in a liquid); to be soluble (in); to be used up (of money or time); to be wasted

4

to disappear; to vanish

1

sound of something making firm contact with a flat surface

1

to (enter and) sit down; to plop oneself down; to plant oneself down; to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit in (in protest)

1

grant; allowance; endowment; bestowal; assignment; conferment

2

to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)

2

ahem

1

addition; supplement; appending; appendix

1

anyhow; in any case

1

one person; one member

4

force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party

1

duty; role; function

7

these guys; these fellows

1

to sit down hard; to sink down to the floor

1

to stand up; to get up; to recover; to regain one's energy; to (stand up and) take action; to rise up (against); to rise (from a crouch) and make the initial charge

8

confluence (of rivers); flowing together; joining; joining (of people, groups, parties, etc.); union; linking up

1

to run out; to rush out; to start running; to begin to run; to break into a run

1

intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)

11

to house; to contain; to carry (a baby); to be pregnant; (arch.) to give lodging to; (arch.) to accommodate

6

guidance; leadership; leading the way

2