jpdb beta

exterior; surface; outside; outward appearance; looks

1

ecosystem

2

laws (of nature); (divine) providence

6

staple food

1

bacteria

1

scruff of the neck

1

victory or defeat; victory and defeat

1

to survive; to live long

1

fate; destiny; predestination

1

(rolling) along; (rolling) over and over; with a bright, ringing sound (e.g. of a bell); (laughing) in a bright, high-pitched tone; (changing) frequently (of opinions, conversation topic, etc.); constantly; (losing) all too easily

2

to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to

1

to kill one's enemy (opponent)

1

incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless

1

confusion; distraction; derangement

1

yielding; submission; surrender; giving way; succumbing

1

to indicate; to show; to point to

2

midwinter; dead of winter

1

alternately; by turns

1

to impose; to visit upon; to inflict

2

miraculous

1

something unusual; something wrong; mishap; accident; serious condition (e.g. after an injury); different situation

1

to take (be in) charge of

1

number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout

2

to be hard to deal with; to be an eccentric; to be idiosyncratic

1

tidal hour; right time (to do something); opportunity; chance

1

laying one's head in someone's lap; using someone's lap for a pillow

1

dungeon

3

fetters; shackles; hobbles; encumbrance; hindrance; burden

3

heart failure

1

upper part; upper stream; upper course of a river; right side of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage left (actor's POV); skillful (in comparisons)

1

capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically; strategy; tactics

1

does not seem (to be)

1

battery; cell

1

time lag

1

putting off; postponing

2

to strike each other; to come to blows; to fight; to say (useless things, facetious remarks, etc.) to each other

2

loser; defeated person; the defeated

1

once; one time; exclusively; only; alone

1

deadly serious; deadly earnest

1

to look down on (someone); to treat with contempt; to treat disparagingly; to sneer at

1

quiet unsociable person; obstinate person; blockhead

2

tricking someone (into confirming or revealing the truth)

1

the person himself

1

to feel awkward; to feel ashamed; to feel inferior; to feel shy (about doing something)

1

shrewdness; sharpness; astuteness; acumen; tact

1

restlessly; in continuous motion

1

thickheaded; insensitive; dull; thick-skinned

1

clapping hands; applause; clapping one's hands in prayer (at a shrine)

2

crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)

1

rendezvous; tryst; (lover's) meeting; (secret) date

1