jpdb beta

to fight against; to oppose; to face

1

firm; strong; solid; stable

1

protective wall; defensive wall; barrier; bulwark

6

lesson; precept; teachings; moral

1

becoming active; increase in activity

1

volcanic activity

2

ecosystem

1

sudden change; upheaval

1

whim; caprice; fancy; capricious; fickle; whimsical

1

truth; real situation

1

to draw (conclusion); to deduce; to derive

1

invitation

1

to be no match for; to not hold a candle to

2

to get to the heart (of the matter); to come to the main point

1

elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding

1

to appear ...; to look like ...; to seem ...; to have a trace of; to be tinged with

1

to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)

2

upper stream; upper course; upstream; upper classes

4

to resume breathing; to come around; to come back to life

4

uncalled-for remark; impertinent remark

1

being excluded; being ignored; being kept in the dark (about); being kept out of the loop; (lit.) outside the mosquito net

1

to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with

1

this morning

1

true state; actual condition; reality

1

not a word to anyone; keep it secret; mum's the word

1

human nature; human heart; public feeling; people's sentiments; consciousness; awareness

1

to spread (e.g. a rumor); to circulate; to disseminate

1

deadly poison

4

outside (the room, building); outdoors

1

urgency; emergency

2

please ...

1

reporter; speaker; informer; presenter; rapporteur

1

to change completely; to change suddenly

1

extremely; in the extreme; knows no bounds (e.g. rudeness); boundless (e.g. universe, ocean); limitless

1

beacon; skyrocket; signal fire; starting shot; starting signal

2

red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red

1

to stiffen; to become stiff; to harden

1

person standing watch; guard duty

1

contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation

1

and (also); both ... and; as well as

1

joint signature

1

all the inhabitants

1

edict; ordinance; proclamation

1

large crowd; large herd; large flock; large school; large shoal; large swarm

4

high alert; a state of high alert; on alert

1

rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)

1

urban areas; the streets; town; city

2

noisy; confused; uproarious

1

very small fraction (of); very small proportion; very small part; tiny bit

1

everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular

1