jpdb beta

tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet

3

time after time; countless times; many a time; dozens of times

3

to talk (someone) down; to argue down; to silence; to put (someone) in their place; to corner in an argument; to get the better of

1

black spot; black dot; mark indicating a defeat; loss; failure

2

war or military record; score; military achievements; results

1

writing off (a debt); cancellation; balancing the books; cancelling out (gains or losses); making even; making up (for)

1

to hide oneself

6

to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)

4

destination; whereabouts; future; prospects

4

deck (of a ship)

11

lance; harpoon

3

two (long cylindrical things)

14

lower part; substructure; subordinate (office); good and faithful servant

5

very deeply

8

all-out war; total war

2

defending to the last; desperate defence; stubborn defence

12

to put something out of the way; to move (something, someone) aside; to set aside; to keep apart; to remove (someone) from the group; to shun

4

to settle (a problem)

2

plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice

1

ladder; stairs; going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)

4

to shout; to cry (out); to scream; to clamor (for or against); to advocate; to insist

16

the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not

2

endless; boundless; innumerable; endless; never-ending; going on forever

9

ice and snow

41

snow storm; blizzard

11

place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.

6

difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect

1

gradually becoming poor; situation getting gradually worse and worse

1

to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)

3

to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted

3

talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; witty remark; light joke; amusing talk

6

to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away

5

fall; drop; descent; coming down

2

several people; a few people

6

to fail to escape

1

to shake off; to throw off

2

level ground; plain; flatland

1

effective; successful

2

one move (in go, shogi, etc.); only way; only means; doing alone; doing single-handed

5

so to speak; so to call it; as it were; in a sense

2

risk

3

180 degrees; complete (about-face; in policy, opinion, etc.); radical (change); hundred-and-eighty degree (turn)

2

counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow

2

to turn up (hem, sleeves, etc.); to fold back (e.g. a page); to turn back; to double back; to enter (the second half; e.g. of a match); to do immediately (e.g. call back, answer an email)

1

to stop walking; to pause

1

to face each other; to be opposite (to)

6

contrary; opposite; inverse; reverse; back-to-front

5

to throw away; to abandon; to give up; to relinquish; to lay down (one's life)

1

to receive favor; to receive assistance; to receive help; to be looked after; to be taken care of; to become dependent (on)

4

paying back a favour; repayment (of an obligation, kindness, etc.)

2