jpdb beta

beneficial; profitable; useful; helpful; instructive

1

value; worth; merit

3

under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (someone's) side

2

right under; directly below; right beneath

2

(doing things at) one's own pace; (doing things) one's own way (esp. in an inconsiderate manner)

1

to move (to another place or state); to change (e.g. of state, affiliation, scenery, etc.); to spread (of a fire, smell, etc.); to catch (an illness); to move (e.g. of one's focus); to change (e.g. of one's interest)

1

to fall into someone's hands; to pass into another's possession

2

to fall through; to come to nothing; to be ruined

2

paper (in rock-paper-scissors); disappearing completely; coming to nought; foolishness; stupidity

2

to be impolite; to be discourteous

1

war; fighting; fierce competition

1

ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)

2

openly; squarely; directly; to a person's face

1

busyness; a lot of things to do; frequent use; heavy use (of); many uses

1

special skill

1

victory or defeat; match; contest; game

6

often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly

1

point (of a story, argument, etc.); key point; point; site; point (in scoring); point (in a loyalty program); points

1

to strike; to hit; to attack; to bash; to sound out (someone's views); to pound (meat or fish); to chop into small pieces

2

to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to be helpful

2

sticking; clinging; with a smack (e.g. sitting down); hard; all over; thickly

3

(distant) future; future existence; world beyond the grave; future (tense)

1

how should I know?; don't ask me

1

point of view; viewpoint; standpoint; perspective; angle

1

tactics; strategy

3

to put on airs; to assume importance; to be self-important; to be pretentious; to be pompous; to stand on one's dignity

1

guerrilla; guerrilla warfare; sudden

1

in turns; in series; in order; by rotation

1

(essential) utilities; lifeline

1

starvation tactics

1

holding a castle (during a siege); holing up; confinement (to one's home); staying at home; staying indoors

1

strategy of holing oneself up in a castle (house, building)

1

rare; uncommon; not often seen

1

some people; a number of people; several people; a few people

1

may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly

3

to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to

1

to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)

2

to respond; to answer; to accept (an invitation, offer, etc.); to comply with (a request, etc.); to suit; to match

2

element (esp. component in electronics); elemental device; device; data; datum

1

to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing

1

implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization

1

impossible

1

success rate

3

rate; ratio; one tenth; ten percent; (comparative) profit; gain; assignment

3

a little over; a little more than; strength; the strong; powerhouse; one of the biggest

2

comparatively; relatively; fairly; rather; pretty; unexpectedly

2

class; heading; group; category

1

to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble

1

to pledge allegiance; to swear an oath of allegiance; to take an oath of allegiance

2

pride; boast; credit (to)

1