jpdb beta

to defeat

2

temporary; transitory; short-lived

1

dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish

9

pride; dignity; self-worth

4

preface; introduction; preamble

2

space; room; space (between letters, words, etc.); space (piece of type); (outer) space

4

to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to

3

to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject

1

hostility; animosity; enmity

3

stretching a rope around; roping off; one's turf; domain; territory (of an animal)

1

(mountain) ridge

1

impossible; unthinkable; unbelievable; ridiculous

6

blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)

1

to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect

9

staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly

2

to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in

2

double-dealing; double tongue; going back on what one has said; repeating oneself

1

right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher

1

lack of ability; inadequacy; (being) out of one's depth

2

to obtain; to get; to procure; to win; to secure

13

to that extent; to that degree; so much; so

2

brush tip; first on a list; head; chief

4

thieving cat; adulterer; homewrecker

2

present condition; existing state; status quo; current state

1

else; in addition; besides

4

studying under; looking up to; apprenticing oneself to

1

to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve

3

sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity

4

any more; anymore; any further; any better; any longer

7

impossible to do (although wants to)

2

common hill mynah (Gracula religiosa); hill myna; myna bird

1

freshwater goby (any fish of genus Rhinogobius); dusky tripletooth goby (Tridentiger obscurus); Gymnogobius urotaenia (species of goby); Japanese fluvial sculpin (Cottus pollux)

1

region; limits; stage; level

1

to reach; to get to; to arrive at

2

constitution (physical); physical make-up; predisposition (to disease); character (of a group, organization, etc.); innate characteristics; make-up

3

reliance; dependence

1

few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient

4

confidence; trust; faith; credit

2

to do ... incessantly; to do ... hard; (arch.) to happen repeatedly; (arch.) to happen over and over again

1

because of; on account of; about; on; per; for every

2

bottomless; unlimited; immeasurable; inexhaustible

2

(process of) elimination

1

another; one more; even more; (not) quite; (not) very

3

childish; childlike; immature; infantile; puerile

3

refusal; rejection

2

puffed up

1

near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly

7

one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)

1

remodeling; remodelling; reconstruction; modding

2

to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip

3