jpdb beta

to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed

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beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially

2

advance; moving forward; progress

12

matter of time; question of time

1

sooner or later

1

group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school

1

vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard

5

to smash; to break into pieces

1

or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still

12

to step back; to walk backwards

2

to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)

5

to cling to; to stick to; to lie flat (e.g. on the ground)

1

directly under; falling perpendicularly

1

rush; flood; deluge

5

army corps; corps

1

they; those guys

1

friendly fire; killing each other by mistake; internecine strife

1

feelings; thoughts; meaning

3

to use as an intermediary; to mediate; to assist; to worry; to mind; to care

1

once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning

5

to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted

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to give directions; to issue instructions

4

hey; cheers

2

to jump down; to jump off; to jump from; to jump out of

10

to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)

1

from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best

11

to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for

2

to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)

3

obstinate; stubborn; obdurate; headstrong; willful; perverse

1

group (usu. of people)

2

successively; one after another

6

to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon

1

to become better; to improve

1

putting into operation; invocation

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thunderous roar; roaring sound

1

to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned

1

exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite

11

just above; right overhead

4

hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation

4

thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances

4

to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)

2

to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around

9

sediment; earth and sand

3

rubble; debris; wreckage

4

instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for

2

large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)

3

to rain incessantly; to downpour

1

blasting

1

I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal

2

immediately; right away; on the spot

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