jpdb beta

they; those guys

6

volcanic belt; volcanic zone

4

to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct

10

unsightly; ugly; unseemly; indecent; deplorable; disgraceful

2

bell; bel; B

1

subordinate person

7

demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire

2

rebel; traitor

1

to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued

2

with all due respect; I'm sorry, but ...; I'm afraid ...

1

how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)

2

actually; really

1

the proof of the pudding is in the eating; (lit.) evidence is better than debate

1

innocence; guiltlessness; purity; uprightness; integrity

2

snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)

4

as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible

1

taking (a suspect to the police); dragging (someone) away

1

how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name

1

correction; revision; amendment

3

superior officer

1

command; direction

1

under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)

1

under control (e.g. of territory)

3

to call; to summon; to send for; to call together

3

and then; and so; and; so then

1

opening (a new store, golf course, runway, etc.); open; frank; open (car, collar, tournament, etc.)

3

to lose one's mind; to lose control of oneself

1

Olympic rings; Olympics

1

once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat

2

sea of fire; sea of flame

1

now that it's come to this; since it's come to this

3

pond

1

direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)

2

slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed

1

close (e.g. of business); leaving (e.g. school); being outdone; compare unfavourably (with); closing price (stockmarket); sink mark (casting, moulding)

3

to come alive; to get going; to start to move

2

to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart

2

safety zone; buffer (e.g. against defeat)

1

to blow off; to be blown off

3

to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem

3

pistol; handgun

1

cha-cha (dance)

1

saying "Ah!"; making one say "Ah!"; surprisingly; astonishingly

1

circus

2

balancing on a ball

1

acrobatics

1

to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down

1

magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell

13

construction work

2

construction; establishment

3