jpdb beta

to stop (doing); to cease; to desist; to drop; to lay off; to give up

1

weakness; debility; breakdown; prostration

1

tranquilizer gun; tranquiliser gun

2

to be a matter of life or death; to be life-threatening

1

to grab at; to grasp at; to clutch at

1

control; check; restraint; inhibition

3

to start to move; to get going; to come alive

3

to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on

3

to permeate (of a stain, smell, etc.); to become ingrained; to become embedded; to become a deeply ingrained habit; to become second nature

1

movement (of the body); action; bearing; carriage; operation (of a machine, software, etc.); running

3

holster

1

pistol; handgun

2

type; style; mold; mould; kata (set sequence of positions and movements in martial arts); style (in kabuki, noh, etc.); convention

4

to unsheathe

2

to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to be captivated (by); to be infatuated (with)

7

towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)

2

to pull the trigger; to squeeze the trigger

1

way; style; ceremony; rite; wedding (ceremony); equation

3

than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except

52

power; might; authority; influence

2

small; little; tiny

11

compressed air

1

firing (esp. a rocket or missile); launching; shooting; ejaculation

1

bullet; shot; shell

4

head

1

aim (of a gun, bow, etc.); aim; object; objective

10

to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry

4

to slip through (a crowd); to weave through (e.g. traffic); to pass through; to get around; to elude (e.g. the law); to evade

1

empty space; empty sky

1

to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)

18

impact (of a projectile); landing (of a bullet); striking

1

to watch to the end; to ascertain; to determine; to know thoroughly; to obtain a deep understanding of

2

to dodge; to evade

1

end; ending; close; end of (one's) life; death

6

after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years

1

return match

1

one shot; one charge; one blow; one punch; home run; one try; one attempt

3

to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. of a joke)

1

otherwise; or else; if not

1

number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout

2

panic

2

shout; yell; scream; cry

1

mist; haze

2

animal

6

carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone

1

knife

2

to make sure of; to ascertain; to see with one's own eyes; to watch to the end; to watch to make sure (that)

2

deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet

2

desk; copy editor

1

way out; means to escape; escape route

1