jpdb beta

evasion; excuse; subterfuge; runaround

1

sophism; chop logic; far-fetched argument; quibble; cavil; argument for argument's sake

1

to knead; to mix with fingers; to quibble; to argue for argument's sake

1

dozens; scores of; decades

1

second (unit of time); arc second

1

gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying

1

the most one can do; the best one can do; the best one can expect

1

sound of rainfall

1

to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous

1

backdoor; rear entrance; rear exit; unauthorized; illicit; illegal

3

gap; opening; break; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness

5

jostle; struggle; scuffle

1

eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice

1

to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)

1

unpreparedness; falsehood; Chinese "Emptiness" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

1

huge body; large build

1

without a moment's delay; at once; immediately; instantly; promptly; without hesitation

1

crotch; groin; area between the thighs

1

vital part (of the body); tender spot; key point; essential point; male crotch (as a target in fighting); vital point

3

kick

4

to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into

3

accurate; correct; precise; exact

1

fatal

1

to hold (someone) down; to pin down; to wrestle to the ground

1

base of the throat; bottom of the neck

2

fiercely; ferociously; furiously; resolutely

3

to crowd out; to push out; to start together; to set out en masse; to highlight; to draw attention to

1

to pin down; to knock down; to push (and hold) someone down (esp. with sexual connotations)

3

to kick into the air; to kick up; to kick from below

1

fulcrum

1

tomoe nage (judo throw); circle throw; stomach throw

1

(physical) form; shape; visage; (facial) features; form (as opposed to substance); manner (of action); (resultant) state

3

to fling (away); to hurl

3

standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against

1

to cheer up; to be encouraged (by); to be in high spirits

1

meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly

5

daring; fearless; intrepid; bold; tough

1

mud; (wet) dirt; thief; Android (mobile operating system)

3

dirt; filth; stain; blot; spot

1

to retaliate; to return a blow; to strike back (at); to retort

1

unsightly; ungraceful; clumsy; awkward; unpresentable; unshapely

2

start; beginning; build up; how well a pitcher pitches at the start of the game

1

to speak; to hear a voice

1

sense of urgency; feeling of high tension

1

to race against time

1

confluence (of rivers); flowing together; joining; joining (of people, groups, parties, etc.); union; linking up

3

unable to leave the work at hand; right in the middle of something; tied up; busy

1

karate; being empty-handed; having nothing in one's hands

2

boxing

1

(hand-to-hand) fight; grapple; scuffle; struggling (with a problem, task, etc.); grappling; wrestling

3