jpdb beta

care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter

1

one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face

2

only; sole; unique

3

prohibition; inhibition; ban

1

to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned

5

smart-alecky; clever-clever; cheeky; cunning; crafty; shrewd

1

to set about in earnest; to make a strenuous effort; to put one's back into (doing)

1

what on Earth is this?

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

2

to go flying along; to move fast (against the wind)

1

rushing madly ahead

1

to exploit a gap (in attention, security, etc.); to catch off guard

1

fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge

1

will; volition; intention; intent; determination

1

body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field

2

rush (of people or activity); rush (sudden forward motion); rush hour; rushes; dailies

1

to flick off; to give (someone) the flick; to send (something) flying; to hit (a person); to knock down

1

becoming irritated (suddenly); getting annoyed

3

willingly; voluntarily; of one's own accord

1

to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away

1

by myself; in person; by oneself

4

command; direction; supervision; conducting (an orchestra, choir, etc.)

1

first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)

5

for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze

2

really; truly; indeed; very; extremely; terribly

2

to spin vigorously; to wave around (e.g. sword, bat)

1

heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)

3

trouble; bother; number of moves; number of punches; number of liberties

3

to attack; to assault; to challenge; to take on; to be bold; to be audacious

4

apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal

1

to tell (to do); to order; to tell (on someone); to report; to often say; to be used to saying

2

intercept; interception; counter-attack

1

degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent

2

to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with

3

to burst open; to pop; to split

1

development; cultivation; application; exploitation (of resources)

2

slave; servant; slavery

74

(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy

12

technique; art; skill; move

13

putting into operation; invocation

2

head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)

3

large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university

1

rock; boulder; crag

1

to put one's strength into

3

strength in one's arms; physical strength; muscular strength; force; violence

2

agglutination; adhesion; fusion; combination; blending; uniting

1

to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)

1

edge (of a knife or sword); blade; prong (of an electrical plug)

1

to sink (into); to cave in; to get stuck in (e.g. mud); to get bogged down in; to get lodged in

1

one arm; one's right-hand man; one's right hand

1