jpdb beta

what kind of; whatever sort of; no matter what; however much

2

exceedingly; very

3

long-term

1

rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)

1

to do a meritorious deed

1

trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon

1

to tailor; to make (clothing); to train; to bring up; to make it seem like; to pass off

2

to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly

6

to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan

2

may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly

1

eye; eyes; sight; vision; looking

3

holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night

2

charm; amulet

1

to be enigmatic; to be puzzling; to be wrapped in mystery

1

plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward

1

consultation; discussion; conference; collusion; bid-rigging

1

next morning

2

(war) front

1

slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.

1

once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning

1

to smash up; to defeat crushingly

1

confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging

1

pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)

1

little less than; slightly fewer than; just under; weakness; the weak

2

drawn-out (protracted) war or contest

2

to proceed though deadlocked; to be carried over (e.g. to next meeting); to go into a shootout (e.g. sport)

1

switching over to; migration; transition

1

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

2

to become excited; to grow lively

1

unexpected; unforeseen

1

to expose to danger; to imperil; to jeopardize

2

unconditional

1

honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly

4

(outward) appearance; (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; appearances; decency; lip-service

1

to be doing; to be in the process of doing

1

to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)

1

still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less

1

anti-

1

(mental) agony; anguish; suffering; distress

1

anxiety; concern; fear

1

to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something

1

idea; plan

1

lex talionis; the law of talion; an eye for an eye

2

to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with

1

confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)

1

apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but

1

firm; strong; unbending; unyielding; uncompromising; stubborn

1

when

2

no!; no no!; no, not at all

1

if I (we, etc.) could

2