jpdb beta

spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering

8

master; expert

1

to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in

3

advantage; point in favor; point in favour

1

rīchi; riichi; declaring that one is one tile away from winning while one's hand is completely concealed; being one step away from victory (or success, etc.)

2

natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary

4

safety; security

2

advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful

7

hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker

1

Herculean task; next-to-impossible undertaking

1

spearmanship

1

talent; ability

5

probable; likely

1

in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash

5

to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise

5

to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise

3

to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten

2

expressly; especially; specially; intentionally; deliberately; on purpose

4

every one; each

2

defeating; crushing; smashing; destroying

4

executives; top management; governing body

1

to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind

7

very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave

6

(a) row; line

2

serious; severe; grave; acute

5

I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said

3

to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous; to be absurd

1

very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just

2

to stare (at); to gaze (at); to look hard (at); to watch intently; to fix one's eyes (on)

9

(and) then; and; thereupon; in that case; then; so

8

advantage; benefit; profit; interest

2

power; might; authority; influence

2

to crumble away; to collapse

1

title; name; degree

1

elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air

2

coupled with; together

1

decrease; reduction; decline

2

side; flank; profile; aspect; dimension

1

enemy camp; enemy line; last 3 rows of the board

2

overwhelming

5

effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)

8

terrain; geographical features; topography

1

rising; ascending; climbing

4

without trouble; easily; readily

2

reaching; attaining; arrival

4

double; twice (as much); twofold

2

such; this sort of; like this

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opposite side; opposition

2

to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear

1

normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station

5