jpdb beta

showy; loud; flashy; gaudy

4

continuation; succession; series; continuous

1

-itis (indicating an inflammatory disease)

1

sphere; globe; ball; sphere; counter for pitches

2

(direct) hit; hitting the mark

2

just before; just prior to; right in front of; just in front of

3

appearance; emergence; advent; arrival; showing up; coming to existence

3

to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by

1

to blaze; to burn brightly

1

abuse; curse; swearing; insult

2

sorry; apologetic; remorseful

1

have to (do, be); must (do, be); is indispensable; is absolutely necessary

1

considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal

2

what the hell; oh, great!; son of a gun; holy mackerel; oh no!; holy cow!

1

on the contrary; rather; instead; all the more

1

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

1

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

1

blinding someone's eyes (to make an escape); smoke screen; distraction; magic (trick); sleight of hand

1

to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps

2

crossroads; intersection

1

(street) corner; turn (in the road); bend; turning point; watershed

1

this

1

to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)

6

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

1

like that; so

1

to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash

1

to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still

1

exit; way out; outlet; vent

1

sound of an explosion

1

angry roar; bellow

1

here and there; everywhere

1

smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); urine; piss; elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name)

2

possession; ownership

1

magic item

1

a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat

1

to breathe in; to inhale; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up

1

to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself (as); to change (into); to transform; to change radically (for the better)

1

death (of an emperor); demise

1

in case of; at that time; at this time

1

seizure; confiscation

1

to bring in; to take in; to approach (someone) with (a proposal, offer, problem, etc.); to bring; to bring (to another stage); to take (e.g. to court, to extra time, to a play-off)

1

live decoy (for hunting); decoy; bait; lure

1

as (for); for; in the capacity of

2

work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income

2

corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness

2

create

1

water

1

puddle; pool of water

1

to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create

3

water's surface

1