jpdb beta

calling by name; designation; nomination

1

fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material

1

to be imminent; to loom; to be approaching; to be impending

1

to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way

1

to hold fast; to protect to the end

1

spirit; determination; pluck; mettle

1

to twist; to wrench; to twist (a body part); to bend; to strangle (to death); to wring (an animal's neck); to defeat easily

1

battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition

9

center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused

2

huge; gigantic; enormous

5

shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext; excuse; grounds (for)

1

(hand) weapon; (arch.) one's forte; (arch.) one's special skill; (arch.) weapon one is skilled in using

1

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

3

to cut at; to slash at

3

head-butting; head-butt

1

to shake off

1

tail (of an animal); cauda; tail (of a kite, etc.); tail end; tail (of a comet); slope at the foot of a mountain

2

to wind (of a road, river, etc.); to meander; to twist; to undulate; to surge; to swell

2

Asian mist (illegal maneuver); (arch.) evil fog

2

to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to evade (question, subject); to ward off; to avert; to put aside

8

he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing

3

deadly poison

1

rear; back; behind

1

to split; to tear; to burst; to be separated; to be divided

3

purple; violet

3

all around; as far as the eye can see

1

to fill to capacity; to pack; to complete; to tessellate

1

to roll up; to be rolled up

1

having presence of mind; self-possessed; imperturbable; calm and self-possessed

1

favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right

1

as one wishes; as one wants; to one's satisfaction

1

to take command; to give direction

1

to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)

2

ramming attack; hurling oneself (at); throwing oneself into (e.g. a role); going all out

1

to see all (of); to see everything; to see clearly; to perceive clearly; to give up (on); to abandon

1

immediately; instantly; with nary a pause; without a moment's delay

2

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

4

commencing with; including

2

to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)

2

flicker (light); waver; trickle (water); glance at

1

tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)

2

crescent shape

1

to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)

1

to flick off; to give (someone) the flick; to send (something) flying; to hit (a person); to knock down

4

Degas

1

with a slip; with a slide

1

groan; moan; moaning

2

to lose consciousness; to faint; to black out; (arch.) to lose motivation; (arch.) to get discouraged

2

few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient

1

dying in vain; useless death; meaningless death

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