jpdb beta

to be imminent; to loom; to be approaching; to be impending

2

thin arm; slender arm; slender means; meager ability to earn a living

1

overload

1

lessening; diminishing; reducing

1

lightning strike; thunderbolt; bolt of lightning; to strike (lightning); to be struck by lightning

2

leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle

1

rocky area; rocky tract; rocky stretch (of a climb); wall (of rock)

1

rock

2

dessert; desert

1

voice; cry; shout

2

to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)

3

to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention

1

joints; points (of a speech)

1

to hurt; to injure; to harm; to damage; to worry; to bother

1

to need; to demand; to take; to require

1

weak; delicate; sickly

1

vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard

3

removal; getting rid of

1

explanation (of a text, phrase, etc.); lecture; explanation (in a pompous fashion); (long-winded) lecture; (arch.) storytelling

1

to be careful; to pay attention; to take care

2

land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap

4

spring

1

guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement

2

(sea) mine

1

cluster bomb

1

unexploded ordnance; unexploded shell; unexploded bomb; UXO

2

by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly

2

evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat

1

to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly

2

occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom

1

painful experience

1

attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning

3

hazardous materials; dangerous goods; explosives; combustibles

1

hmmm; uh-huh; murmur indicating approval, comprehension, etc.

1

to ponder; to brood

2

to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; (lit.) to be packed to the hilt

1

poison gas

3

tip of the iceberg

3

unjust; inhuman

1

small stature

2

generation gap

1

sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)

1

strong person; the strong; the powerful

1

to carry (a child) on one's back; to piggyback; (arch.) to take on (a job, responsibility, etc.)

1

amusement park

1

irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial

1

to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored

2

after; since

1

to become aroused (of emotions, nerves, etc.); to become excited; to become stirred up; to be proud; to be haughty; to be pompous

1

agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning

1