jpdb beta

slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.

2

sudden change; sudden turn

1

branch road; forked road; branch; crossroads (of a course of events); turning point; parting of the ways

1

to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big

1

self-defense; self-defence

2

continuation; continuance; going on; resuming

1

receiving an official appointment; being appointed (to the post of)

2

to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light

1

usurpation; taking back; dispossession

1

thundering; purring; something large and heavy starting to roll; scattered about; common; idleness; idling about

1

firefly (Luciola cruciata); lightning bug; glowworm

2

oddity; eccentricity; peculiarity

1

dragonfly; damselfly

2

to bear fruit

2

certain; some kind of; some sort of; of sorts

1

puppet; marionette; puppeteer; (arch.) prostitute

1

to sit; to squat; to be implicated

2

to sidle up to

2

to instigate; to incite; to spur on; to set (e.g. a dog after someone)

2

medium-size dog

1

aspect; phase; condition; modality (philosophy)

1

tusk; fang

1

accomplice; cohort

2

jumping power

1

skin

2

to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye

2

every one; each

1

crushing

1

savage dog

1

beating (inflicted as punishment); mob violence; mob justice

2

superman; superwoman; Ubermensch (e.g. Nietzsche's ideal man of the future); overman

1

diligent study; devoting oneself to one's studies

1

to happen to have on hand or in stock

1

delight; great joy

4

faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true

1

after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably

1

being outnumbered (e.g. in a military context)

2

being surrounded by enemies on all sides; being betrayed (forsaken) by everybody

1

in succession; one after another

1

to use up all one's strength

1

limit; restriction

1

to slip through; to make one's way through quickly

2

hand-to-hand fighting; grappling; scuffling

1

dropkick; flying kick

1

to make someone eat; to deal (a blow); to play (a trick)

1

clean hit

1

raising the curtain; opening (of an event); start of a season

1

drop-kick

1

gong (instrument); gong (sound at the end of round, etc.)

1

quick-wittedness; tact

1