jpdb beta

dogfight (aircraft); dog fight

1

sharp turn; tight turn; steep turn

2

stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, a licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition

5

hovering (of a helicopter, bird, etc.)

1

severe; fierce; stern

1

positioning; getting a position; taking a position

1

battle; fight; fighting; engagement; contest

1

to pass (a car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to outdistance

2

mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...

1

to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out

2

right in half

1

back; rear; background; behind the scenes

3

direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination

1

scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation

2

to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)

1

to be imminent; to loom; to be approaching; to be impending

1

to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)

2

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

1

while passing each other

1

a few moments

1

after

1

phew; whew; huff; whoo; woohoo

1

defense; defence; guard; policing; security

14

several hundred; hundreds (of)

2

thousands; several thousand

1

especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though

3

same type; same model; isomorphism; homotypy

2

dozens; scores of; decades

1

body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field

8

rise; swell; elevation; upsurge

1

fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-

1

difficult to ... (physically or emotionally); hard to ...

2

shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; the background; behind the scenes

1

to be able to tell apart; to distinguish; to recognize

1

to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)

2

the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like

2

sample; example; specimen; display model (e.g. plastic food models used by restaurants)

1

shooting down (an aircraft)

1

to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged

1

collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval

1

instant; moment; for an instant

4

to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil

1

to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)

1

few decades; many decades; several decades

1

How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?

1

no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable

8

mobility; maneuverability

1

to be flexible; to be accommodating

1

small-sized; small-scale; miniature; small; little; tiny

3

making use of; application; practical use; operation (esp. of a boat); steering

2