jpdb beta

firefly (Luciola cruciata); lightning bug; glowworm

1

whether one likes it or not; whether willing or not; willy-nilly

2

one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although

1

doll; puppet; marionette; puppet (person under the control of another); straw man; yes-man

1

to be transparent; to be see-through; to be clear; to be clear (of a voice or sound)

1

to look displeased; to frown; to scowl; to look grave; to look serious

1

scouting; reconnaissance

1

it seems that; as if

1

assault; violent attack

1

tactician; sorcerer

5

extremely; highly

1

to be born; to come into the world

1

to lead (someone) by the nose; to twist (someone) around one's little finger

1

command; direction; supervision; conducting (an orchestra, choir, etc.)

1

to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin

1

urban legend

1

listen!; you see; mind you; remember

2

to entrust (to someone); to leave (in someone's hands)

2

whim; caprice; fancy; capricious; fickle; whimsical

1

order; directive; instructions; command

1

improvisation; improvised; impromptu; extempore

1

raid; military attack by a mobile unit; hit-and-run attack; shortstop; short

1

constructive

2

fine quality

2

or something

2

destination (one is heading towards); goal

1

sending home; repatriation; deportation

1

(eating up) quickly; in no time; quickly (sticking out one's tongue); licking; licking up; (peeling off) in one go

1

fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade

1

offensive; aggressive

1

great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious

2

fetters; shackles; hobbles; encumbrance; hindrance; burden

1

trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention

1

in accordance with; according to

1

-proof; -resistant

2

water current

2

to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into

2

extremely; terrifically; super

2

stray bullet

1

counter for waves (of a repeated occurrence)

1

ahead; forward; (in) front; having a square front

4

gun barrel

2

to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)

1

to twist; to screw; to wrench; to sprain

1

to drill; to bore; to hit the mark; to get to the heart of (the matter); (arch.) to put on; (arch.) to wear

1

parallelism; running parallel (to, with); running concurrently; occurring at the same time; not reaching an agreement (e.g. of a debate)

1

dozens; scores of; decades

1

raging stream; rapids

1

to rampage; to run wild; to run amok; to rage (of a storm, waves, etc.); to be wild (of the wind); to be rough

1

to smash; to break (into pieces); to shatter; to simplify; to make easy to understand

1