jpdb beta

to swoop down upon; to fly down; to alight

4

abrupt; sudden

4

group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school

2

machine gun

3

to jump (out of the way); to jump back; to jump aside

2

trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention

1

to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)

2

enshrinement

1

piling up; multiple layers

1

iron grill; iron grille; iron lattice; prison

1

protective wall; bulwark

1

to string along (of rope, etc.)

1

linear; rectilinear; straight-line; straightforward; simple

2

to be too numerous; to be too much

1

each (every) time; whenever

1

seeing through (e.g. someone's lies); reading (e.g. thoughts); penetrating; detecting

2

remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted

3

lifeline; safety rope; safety tether

1

strangeness; abnormality; disorder

1

to ascertain; to check; to make sure

2

to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)

1

slight; dim; faint

1

to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten

1

unexpectedly; surprisingly

1

upper floor; upstairs; top of the stairs

1

low voice; whisper

2

to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)

2

hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest

2

to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink

2

impatient; tantalized; tantalised; irritated; chagrined; chagrinned

1

(providing) covering fire; supporting (backing up) someone (in a debate or argument)

1

iron pot; kettle

1

Pella

1

cooperation; collaboration

1

to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out

1

idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk

1

data; datum

3

order (for an item); request; demand; condition

1

dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness

1

number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.

7

utmost limits; extremity; limit

1

to pay attention (to)

1

to fall and pile up (e.g. snow); to lie thick

1

nerve; nerves; sensitivity

2

path of retreat

2

to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide

1

forgetting; lapse of memory

1

lower layer; layer beneath; lower strata (classes)

2

injury; wound

4

dropout; quitter; deserter

1