jpdb beta

(arch.) bracelet (made of stringed jewels or bells and worn at the elbow); bracer (for the elbow of an archer)

5

(period of) a year; during an era

1

huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion

3

true character; true heart; true spirit

1

tactics

1

original home; birthplace; originator

1

short end of the stick; short straw; unlucky number; blank; bad bargain

1

both; (not) either

1

pardon; forgiveness; forbearance

2

to ponder; to brood

1

assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)

1

private; informal; among one's people (group, friends)

1

what

4

real intention; true motive; true meaning

4

lion (Panthera leo)

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zebra

1

knot; tying; bundle; lumping; conclusion; ending

1

to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken

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opinion; view; comment

4

ecosystem

3

unity; consolidation; uniformity; unification; compatible

1

nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web

3

tiger (Panthera tigris); drunkard; drunk; sot

1

alone; by oneself; on one's own

5

maybe; could be; might

1

sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay

1

had better ...; had better not ...

2

first of all; in the first place; to begin with; for starters

1

to brave a danger; to take a risk

1

value; worth; merit

4

firm; strong; solid; stable

2

correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with

1

intervention

3

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

1

to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to

1

how could I (you, etc.) ...?; how dare you (they, etc.) ...; how can you have the nerve to ...?

1

meaning; called; said

8

warm; mild; warm (of a colour); mellow; having enough money

2

with a crunching or grinding sound; quickly; promptly; crispily; crunchily

1

desperate

1

nothing ventured, nothing gained; (lit.) you will not get the tiger cub without entering the tiger's den

1

proverb; saying; aphorism; maxim

1

snowball

1

to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out

2

adult; grown-up

3

baby; infant

1

vigorous; healthy; sound

1

to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes

1

to choose; to select

7

lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification

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