jpdb beta

to take the middle (between the two); to split the difference

3

complete devotion (to); total commitment (to); unvarying support (for); unwavering fixation (on); rigid preoccupation (with)

1

side (of the torso); flank; illegitimate child; child born by someone other than one's wife

1

to trample down; to tread on; to ignore; to spurn

2

to drill; to bore; to hit the mark; to get to the heart of (the matter); (arch.) to put on; (arch.) to wear

3

fighter (for); militant; champion (of); boxer

1

colonization; colonisation

2

Island; insula; island; islet

2

lame excuse; poor excuse

1

onyx

1

money to cover the cost of preparations or arrangements

3

classical form of martial art

2

rest; break; recess; intermission

8

quick-witted and agile; keen and nimble

1

to wave a flag; to show the way

1

trumpet

3

to break; to tear; to pierce; to split; to burst

1

vague; desultory; distracted; loose; half-hearted; diffuse

1

each juncture; each turning point

1

drum

1

heartbeat

1

to begin to strike; to kick out; to forcefully expel; to hammer (pattern, etc.) into metal

2

horn (instrument; made of animal horn); bugle; hunting horn

3

young person; young people; youth; young employee; young manservant; young follower

1

expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...

2

double-edged (e.g. sword blade); double-beveled (e.g. kitchen knife); double-edged blade

1

freely; right and left; as one pleases

2

to hit each other; to exchange blows; to fight

3

to mow down; to cut down; to slash (horizontally); to make a clean sweep; to sweep away; to brush away

3

to be fickle; to be frivolous; to be flippant; to be flighty; to be giddy; to be restless

4

to take one's eyes off

2

Benoit

1

triple; treble; threefold; three-ply; triplicate

2

prey (i.e. of a predator); kill; victim (of a crime, a hoax, etc.)

1

to make a circle (of a motion, arrangement, etc.); to move (e.g. one's head) in a circle; to form (the shape of) a circle; to draw a circle

1

careful; elaborate; scrupulous

1

equipment

6

winning percentage

1

irritating; impatient; annoying; frustrating; vexing

3

chasing too far; pursuing relentlessly

1

mid-air; mid-heaven; zenith

3

to begin to

1

to fan; to incite; to instigate

1

to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed

3

escaping the summer heat; going somewhere cooler during the summer; summering

1

tepid water; lukewarm water; comfortable; easy; relaxed

1

instead of; replacing; on behalf of

2

to breathe heavily (e.g. with much movement of the shoulders)

2

hard to see; obscured

2

to soak (into); to permeate; to sting (of a wound, sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (e.g. with vice); to be steeped (e.g. with prejudice)

1