jpdb beta

abatement; reduction

1

looking into distance; watchtower; distant view

1

pipe; tube; gun barrel; gun; cannon; well lining

1

but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess

2

defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable

1

arrogance

2

to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone

2

lens

1

cause and effect; causality; karma; fate; unfortunate; unlucky

1

pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements

1

talent; ability

2

scouting; reconnaissance

1

ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious

2

sigh; long breath

3

telescope

1

in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of

1

to breathe out; to exhale

1

collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally

3

purple; violet; Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell); type of soy sauce

1

evening

1

position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint

1

to stop (plug) one's ears

2

unnecessary; not needed; not necessary

2

rattling; clattering; trembling; shivering; whining; grumbling

1

circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances

3

confrontation; opposition; antagonism

1

king cobra; hamadryad (Ophiophagus hannah)

1

sniper rifle

1

one eye; one of one's eyes

1

wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting)

1

quirky; idiosyncratic

1

to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against

1

decision; vote

2

quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion

3

holly olive (Osmanthus heterophyllus); false holly; holly; spotnape ponyfish (Leiognathus nuchalis)

3

master swordsman

14

focusing on only the good points or strong points; incorporating the benefits (while ignoring the drawbacks); picking the best of both (everything); cherry-picking (e.g. information)

1

important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game

1

vein (esp. in head)

2

figurative expression; metaphorical expression

1

to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat

1

timid; fainthearted

1

to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)

1

objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument

1

sniper

1

quarrel; argument; row; (verbal) dispute

1

approximately; about; only; nothing but; just (finished, etc.)

2

to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm

1

log; dace (Tribolodon hakonensis)

1

fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless

3