jpdb beta

dragonfly; damselfly

1

feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)

1

Thorn; Torun (Poland)

1

spider

1

to grow; to cultivate; to wear a beard

1

Abarth

1

scorpion (Scorpiones spp.)

1

ant lion (esp. species Hagenomyia micans)

1

period; dot character; period (era, amount of time); period

1

to stand (still) a while; to loiter; to stop

1

spacious; vast; wide

3

feeling of oppression

1

narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining

1

wincing; cowering; shrinking; flinching; recoiling

1

to give oneself to (esp. of a woman to a man); to surrender oneself to

1

you (people); gentlemen; ladies and gentlemen; my friends

3

freedom; free man; free woman

1

first step

1

urgent; requiring quick (response)

1

difference; disparity; gap

1

good humour (humor); good mood

1

to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct

1

with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter

2

unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy

1

to grimace; to frown

2

obstacle; hindrance; impediment; nuisance; bore; burden

3

eyesore; unpleasant sight; obstructing a view

1

crimson

2

obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability

1

before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand

2

madness; insanity; irregularity; deviation; fanaticism; fanatic

3

disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away; wearing off

4

to be found

1

stuffing; packing; end (esp. the foot of a bridge); lowest-ranking guest at tea ceremony; tea master; endgame (esp. in shogi or used figuratively); sweet eel sauce

1

shift the responsibility (for something) on to (someone); pass the buck

1

to be quick-witted; to be quick-thinking

1

connivance; tacit consent; toleration; acquiescence

1

fair; just and upright; open and honest; aboveboard; honourable

1

lending (money); finance; loan; adaptability; versatility; flexibility

1

clear; distinct

1

to think out; to devise; to invent; to begin to think; to come up with a plan

1

severe; hard

2

beyond; across; the other side; the distance

3

to add to one's circle of friends (or colleagues, etc.); to take in; to accept

8

attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning

1

capture; seizure

3

right away; without delay; as soon as possible; very soon

2

reconsideration

1

be on your guard!; take care!

1

having a poor endgame; missing at the last turn

2