jpdb beta

black smoke

2

to blow up (i.e. wind); to blow upwards; to spout into the air

1

ignition; detonation; triggering; explosion

2

creation; generation; formation; derivation

1

special; particular; peculiar; unique

2

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

1

tiger cub; one's treasure; precious savings

1

solid; strong; sturdy; durable; stout

2

as affairs stand; judging from the present situation; as things are now

1

ordinary; sensible; commonplace

1

counterattack; slashing back; railway switchback; twisting backward knee trip

2

sweeping with fire; mowing down; strafing

4

to be hot on a person's heels

2

two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)

2

gun barrel

3

alternately; by turns; one after the other

1

to weave together; to interweave; to intermingle

1

to go flying along; to move fast (against the wind)

1

shout; scream

1

hardness; stiffness

1

humanity; human nature

1

to chip (off); to shave off; to sharpen; to dampen (one's enthusiasm, interest, etc.); to reduce

1

ironically enough; as irony would have it; in a nice little twist

2

to be reduced to (e.g. poverty); to end up as

1

forte; strong point

1

to fight (with); to cross swords; to compete (with); to argue (with); to have an argument; to have a dispute

1

remarkable; striking; obvious

2

respectable; ordinary; normal

1

lack; absence; omission

1

to grieve over; to mourn; to lament

1

grief; sorrow; anguish; lamentation

1

unnecessary; needless

1

locking on (to a target, esp. by radar)

2

dark red; dark brown; reddish brown

2

lightning; flash of lightning; lightning bolt

4

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

to get into a panic; to be flustered; to panic; to get in a flap

1

group dancing

1

-itis (indicating an inflammatory disease)

1

mostly involve; principally involve

1

pause; interval; distance; range; suitable time; appropriate opportunity

2

sixteen; 16

1

to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous; to be absurd

2

mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)

2

persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate

2

striking on the side; side blow; slanting (rain, snow, etc.); driving

4

left side; left-hand side

1

large triple gate to temple

5

opposite side; other side

2

out of bullets

1