jpdb beta

to break into fragments; to go to pieces

1

motive power; driving force

1

large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part

1

he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing

2

eardrum; tympanic membrane

1

to smash down; to batter down; to beat in; to destroy

1

thunderous roar; roaring sound

5

explosive; sudden and dramatic (of an increase in sales, popularity, etc.); explosive; rapid

2

suicide bombing (e.g. crashing one's plane into a target); self-destruction; blowing oneself up

2

doll; puppet; marionette; puppet (person under the control of another); straw man; yes-man

2

dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)

3

first; new

1

letting (someone) die without helping

1

bomb blast; blast (from an explosion); shock wave

1

to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up

1

inducing; causing; triggering; giving rise to

1

ignition; detonation; triggering; explosion

1

collapse; break; cave-in; market decline; market crash

2

greatest ... in history

1

cave-in (in a mine or tunnel); roof collapse; rockfall

6

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

2

smoke; fumes

8

to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished

5

mountain; hill; mine; (mountain) forest; heap; pile; protruding or high part of an object

3

to build; to construct; to erect; to build up (a reputation, position, fortune, etc.); to establish (a relationship, household, tradition, etc.); to lay (a foundation)

1

to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate

1

to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)

1

unable to move; dead in the water; completely helpless

1

serious injury

2

to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely

2

to this extent; to this degree; this much

1

to remove; to move out of the way

2

considerably; not a little; in no small numbers

1

to step aside; to move (out of the way); to make way

2

side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case

4

to go ahead; to pull ahead

1

favour; favor

1

as a matter of fact; really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly

1

expert; skilled hand; person of experience

2

degree of difficulty

1

cannot bear (doing); cannot bring oneself (to do); reluctant (to do)

1

to chase; to run after; to pursue; subsequently; following that; (and) then

1

immediate reply

4

to take the initiative; to forestall; to beat to the punch

1

eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort

1

to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely

1

leader; guide; mentor; coach

1

to happen to have; to have on hand; to carry (e.g. money)

1

chain of command

1

there is no way that ...; easy; simple

4