jpdb beta

to take flight; to disappear

1

royalty and titled nobility

2

to be put at a disadvantage; to get the short end of the stick

1

part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties

8

ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf

4

to tear off; to rip off

4

to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order

3

anyone; any person; whoever

1

usurpation

2

Pacific needlefish (Strongylura anastomella)

5

abandoning (hope, plans); giving up

4

union; unity; bundling; binding; (arch.) putting on (clothes, armour, etc.)

2

war renunciation; anti-war; bout cancelled due to absence of one of the wrestlers

1

to act as one; to act in concert; to keep pace; to stay in step

6

a follower; yield allegiance to

1

ocean

3

to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over

4

tug of war (orig. a form of divination to predict whether the year will be favourable or unfavourable); forward puller (of a rickshaw)

2

continuously; from beginning to end; from first to last

1

solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating

2

sworn friend

1

to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)

5

intervention

9

gaudy; loud; garish; intense; harsh; extreme

1

not funny; not a laughing matter; not a joke

1

inverted triangle

1

check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque

1

distinction; discrimination; distinguishing; discernment

1

Egypt

3

watermelon (Citrullus lanatus)

3

to exclude (someone); to shun; to ignore; to leave out; to ostracize

1

stepping back; drawing back

1

dangerous position; peril

1

to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself

4

basis; foundation; grounds; authority

3

meaning; significance

4

bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial

13

emptiness; vacuum; blank

4

to look old; to get old

1

what is called; as it is called; the so-called; known as; so to speak

4

to be buried; to be covered; to be hidden

4

to excite; to incite; to stimulate; to arouse; to tempt; to stir up

1

corner of the eye

1

indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation

3

jealousy; roasted rice cake

1

to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down

4

to become aroused (of emotions, nerves, etc.); to become excited; to become stirred up; to be proud; to be haughty; to be pompous

5

thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate

1

should not; must not

2

to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for

5