jpdb beta

to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into

2

lightning strike; lightning bolt

4

extremely gruesome; lurid; violent; bloody; fierce

2

anguish

2

roar; cry (esp. of triumph); battle cry; screech (of a bird); scream; yawp

3

sediment; earth and sand

1

near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon

2

situation; sitch

1

to writhe (in pain)

1

half

2

here and there; various places; all around; muddled; confused; in the wrong order

1

purple lightning; flash; swordflash

1

thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little

3

expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture

1

to put one's life on the line

1

to be smeared; to be covered

1

tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy

2

soggy; soaked; crushed (out of shape); crumpled; messy; untidy

4

to be upset; to lose one's composure; to lose self-control; to put in disorder; to mess up; to disturb

1

goes without saying; needless to say; obvious

2

miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable

1

miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic

2

absolutely; completely; utterly; really; simply; only

4

to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show

1

truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth

7

courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness

2

to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)

1

to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe

2

good; goodness; right; virtue

3

to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check

3

to get wet

1

to ask a question; to begin to ask a question

1

to concern; to be related

4

item; heading; category; headword (in a dictionary, encyclopedia, etc.); entry

4

question; inquiry; enquiry

1

intention; aim; design

1

under one's arm; (in) the armpit

1

to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)

2

jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)

2

questions and answers; dialogue

1

case; occasion; situation; circumstances

5

way to go!; attaboy!; hear, hear!

1

trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention

1

all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost

2

support; help; backing; covering (from enemy attack); protection

4

vanguard; advance guard

1

to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)

1

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

1

gust (of wind); blast

1

careless; thoughtless; stupid; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent

1