jpdb beta

to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter

5

to hit hard; to punch hard; to give a hard blow; to wallop; to sock

2

proposal; offer; request; application

2

rampaging; raging violently; going berserk

3

to sheathe one's sword; to lay down arms; to bury the hatchet

3

how many people; a number of people

5

secret manoeuvres (maneuvers); operating behind the scenes

1

reform; reformation; reorganization

1

criticism; judgement; judgment; comment

1

exposed; scanty; bare; public; open

1

stepping (in place); stamping (up and down); stomping; standstill; stalemate

1

to be unreasonable; to whine; to throw a tantrum

3

north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind

1

definite; final; decisive; conclusive

3

construction; architecture (of buildings)

4

construction work

3

leadership; initiative; spearhead

1

trouble; quarrel; difficulties; complication; tangle

3

to make a profit

1

confirmed as completed; everything must go (e.g. in a sale)

1

steadily

1

to come and see (someone, something); to visit

7

obstinate; inflexible; thickheaded

1

loss and gain; advantage and disadvantage

1

to lie on one's back with legs outstretched; to recline; to get cocky; to be arrogant

6

casualties; the killed and wounded

2

keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use

2

to mow down; to scythe down; to knock someone off their feet

1

effective; successful

1

area of expertise; (one's) field; (one's) line

2

to take out; to drag out

5

to live through; to survive

3

to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere

7

both parties; both sides

2

plan; blueprint

2

detailed; minute; articulate

2

brisk and efficient; diligent; devoted; spirited

2

unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to

3

to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)

7

to mope; to brood; to be in low spirits; to have the blues

3

to fret (over); to brood (about); to mope; worriedly; (fretting) constantly; (worrying) over this and that

3

to break through (e.g. one's doubts); to become unbound by (e.g. the past); to allay (e.g. anger); to burst (e.g. a boil)

9

to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of

5

to be forward; to be impertinent

4

Palu; Pal

1

older sister

3

toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything

5

moderate

2

passing through without stopping; passing by

2

spittoon

1