jpdb beta

to put one's strength into

5

pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead

1

just a little

1

throat; singing voice; gutter (inner margins of a book)

2

to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)

1

to have one's hands slip (and drop something)

1

smoothly; with a slipping or sliding motion

1

experiment; experimentation

1

how long; how far; how much

1

challenger

1

to slide; to glide; to slip; to skid; to be slippery; to fail (an examination); to lose (a position)

3

to get goosebumps; to have one's hair stand on end; to shudder

1

fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy

1

pretension; assumption (of a title)

1

deception; make-believe; fake; counterfeit; phony

1

to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate

1

stupid

1

wet through; drenched

1

lapping (e.g. of waves against the shore); steadily (advancing); gradually (approaching); sufficient (of the amount of liquid needed to cover a submerged object); just enough; (arch.) speedily

1

to date; as of now

1

(spoken) line (in a play, film, comic, etc.); one's lines; comment; remark; stock phrase; set phrase

5

all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total

1

(body) weight

3

to sink (into); to cave in; to get stuck in (e.g. mud); to get bogged down in; to get lodged in

1

one blow; one hit; one stroke; summiting on the first attempt (oft. without prior knowledge about the route; in climbing); on-sight; flashing

2

fainting; losing consciousness; passing out; syncope

1

approach run; run-up

2

wealthy person

2

here and there; various places; all around; muddled; confused; in the wrong order

4

to burn; to kindle; to heat (a bath); to light (a stove); to use (a camera flash)

3

arms; armament; taking up arms; arming oneself

1

to loiter; to hang around; to wander around; to prowl; to roam

2

principal occupation; main job; professional; an expert; I (of a government official, etc.); me

1

short (of a person)

1

to flow into; to pour into; to stream into

1

dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly

6

confinement; imprisonment; incarceration

1

oneself; myself

2

consent; agreement; acceptance; understanding; satisfaction (e.g. with an explanation); being convinced

3

to knock down; to defeat

1

reaction; response; physical reaction (to a stimulus); observable response (of an organism); reaction; effect

2

to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air

2

to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with

2

main building (of a manor); central room (of a house)

2

under cover of night

1

side (of the torso); flank; illegitimate child; child born by someone other than one's wife

15

rib; frame (of a ship)

2

to crack; to get cracked; to develop a crack; to develop a fissure

2

disgrace; humiliation

2

to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter

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