jpdb beta

shell; crust

1

ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)

1

picking out; taking out; (surgical) removal; exposure

1

half and half; fifty-fifty

2

spurt of blood; hot-bloodedness; hot blood; ardour

1

hailing each other; acting in concert; responding (to); agreement; concord

2

treasure

1

how (beautiful, tasty, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name

1

look, look!; there, there!

1

to whine; to make feeble complaints

1

incessant; constant; continuous; perpetual; everlasting

1

hail of bullets

1

smooth (i.e. without problems)

1

to prowl after; to keep watch on

1

stubborn; obstinate; self-willed; headstrong

1

stubborn; obstinate; self-willed; headstrong

1

speaker

1

to be one's ruin; to do harm; to cause trouble; to have negative consequences; to bring about a bad outcome

1

howitzer; high-angle gun

1

iron scraps

1

gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy

1

now advancing and now retreating; ebb and flow; seesawing; taking alternately favorable and unfavorable turns

1

to be lacking a trump card; to be lacking conclusive evidence

1

offensive strength; offensive power; striking power

1

indirection; indirectness

1

not having enough workers; being understaffed; having nothing one can do about something; having no options; no reason not to ...; can't afford not to

1

to use excessively; to use too much; to spend too much; to overwork someone

3

sharpshooting; shooting; sniping; setting a goal and carrying it out

1

lip reading

1

learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)

2

ferocious; fierce; audacious; impudent; shameless

1

dizziness; giddiness; vertigo

1

chain (bicycle, measuring, tire, etc.); chain (store, hotel, etc.)

1

chainsaw

3

you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only

1

scrap (metal); clipping (from a newspaper, magazine, etc.); cutting; scrapbook

1

dark reddish-brown; liver color

1

(something) so small; so little; trifling

1

secretion

1

protective wall; defensive wall; barrier; bulwark

1

making on the spot

1

to roll up; to be rolled up

1

(eruption of) smoke

1

to dominate; to prevail; to be superior to; to get ahead of; to get the upper hand

1

liquid state

1

slight; little; insignificant

1

was; was just in; just left; just did

1

yours sincerely; respectfully yours

2

weaving

2

small build; small stature

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