jpdb beta

haste; hurry; urgency; in a hurry; quickly; with haste

1

assassin; candidate fielded by a political party to oust an incumbent of the same party

3

degree of accuracy

1

vain person; ostentatious person; show-off

1

shortsighted; narrow-minded

1

automatic rifle

2

assistance; backing; reinforcements

2

recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement

1

storage of water

1

tank (of fluid); cistern; vat; tank (military vehicle)

1

it's been a long time; long time no see

2

coming flying in (of migratory birds, airborne sand, etc.); coming by airplane

1

to act; to take action

4

eye measurement; measure with eye

1

landing place (for aircraft); common ground; compromise; agreement

1

as you see; as you can see

1

skip distance

1

misrecognition; mistaking (x for y)

1

awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing

1

stubborn; dogged; persistent; tough; sturdy; hardy

2

scrubbing hard; scrubbing clean

1

to forget something ever existed; to pretend something didn't happen; to put something behind one; to forgive (something)

1

standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability

1

to run over (with a vehicle); to knock down

1

poor; lame; ill-prepared

2

running (of a car, bus, etc.); traveling; travelling; running (of a program)

1

(for) household use; home use; domestic use

1

dream within a dream; (beyond) one's wildest dreams; entirely unrealizable dream; pie in the sky

1

surface of a wall

2

not becoming a problem; out of the question; not worth considering; insignificant; negligible

1

snapping back (at someone) despite being in the wrong; getting mad back

2

staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring

1

indirect

2

conduction (of heat or electricity); transmission (of light or sound); conduction (of a nerve impulse)

1

indirection; indirectness

1

deathbed; dying hour; one's death

1

grumbling; muttering; nonsense

1

to hit the nail on the head; to guess exactly right

1

to hurt one's feelings; to rub someone the wrong way

2

to become foolish; to become befuddled; to become entranced; (arch.) to be mischievous; (arch.) to be whimsical

1

careless remark

1

to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)

1

beheading (as the ending to a seppuku); (arch.) assistance; (arch.) help

1

to disappear; to vanish into thin air

1

rocky area; rocky tract; rocky stretch (of a climb); wall (of rock)

1

surging sea; rough sea; large waves

1

to lose one's temper; to throw a tantrum; to fly into a rage

1

to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee

3

extinction (e.g. of a family); dying out; discontinuation; severance (e.g. of relations); rupture; breaking off

1

near; close by; within reach; familiar

1