jpdb beta

to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)

2

holding a castle (during a siege); holing up; confinement (to one's home); staying at home; staying indoors

1

if; in case; supposing

1

only; nothing but

1

excuse; explanation

1

with a creak; creakily

1

creak; squeak; creaking; discord; strife; friction

1

to become pale; to turn pale

1

(scattered) spots; specks; speckles

1

to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)

1

erosion; corrosion

1

taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven

1

promptly; quickly; without delay; before others; first

1

to sense; to infer; to gather; to pick up on; to get wind of; to perceive

1

to take (someone) to task; to tell off severely; to give a good talking-to; to scold

1

ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot)

5

with a clatter; with a rattle; (almost) empty; (mostly) vacant; raspy (voice); gravelly; with a gargle

1

collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration

3

cloud of dust

3

rubble; debris; wreckage; trash; rubbish

6

fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard

1

to tumble down; to roll down

1

critical

1

dead center; (right in the) middle; midst; midst (e.g. of a storm); heyday; (the) height (e.g. of a debate)

1

one's heart's desire; one's dearest wish

1

acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning

1

point-blank range

2

death by crushing; being crushed to death

2

moment; instant

1

to throw into; to toss into; to throw-in; to play a throw-in

1

for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion

2

to trample; to crush underfoot

2

(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place

1

siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement

2

(having) two choices; choice between two things

2

to thrust at someone (e.g. a weapon); to point (a gun, knife, etc.) at; to hold up threateningly to (someone's face); to present forcefully (demand, document, etc.); to confront someone with (evidence, facts, etc.); to force upon

1

murder; murderer

1

to join hands (with)

1

to run out; to rush out; to start running; to begin to run; to break into a run

1

advance warning; previous notice; prior announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner

1

sudden rise; steep climb; trending

2

rapidly; vigorously; by leaps and bounds; steadily

1

(single) bean; pea; something very small; tiny speck

2

finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little

1

suddenly; all of a sudden

2

to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss

1

there is no need to ...; it should hardly be necessary to ...

1

east

1

to whiten; to grow light (esp. at dawn); to cool (of a mood); to be dampened (of enthusiasm); (arch.) to decline; (arch.) to weaken; (arch.) to lose its tone (of a musical instrument)

1

morning mist

1