jpdb beta

insect; bug

1

tool; implement; means; furniture

1

armful; bundle

1

iron ball

2

to slam into; to crash into; to run into; to face (trouble, difficulties, etc.); to confront

2

power; might; authority; influence

1

to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that

2

range (of a rifle, missile, etc.)

1

rather; better

1

striking on the side; side blow; slanting (rain, snow, etc.); driving

2

to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize

1

a minute; moment; an instant; stubborn; hot-headed

1

postponement; deferment; extension (of time)

1

to roll over; to tumble; to roll about (with laughter)

2

precisely because

1

slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose

3

monster

2

to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)

2

to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand

3

back of the hand

1

to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)

1

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

3

pit of the stomach; solar plexus

1

vital part (of the body); tender spot; key point; essential point; male crotch (as a target in fighting)

1

flash; brandish

2

to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)

2

faint; swoon

3

to push (something) against

1

both knees

1

before now; hitherto

3

to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed

2

knot

1

to be torn off; to come off; to be torn to pieces; to be torn to shreds

1

to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)

1

one knee

1

one's eyes; (pair of) eyes

1

evaporation; disappearance (of people intentionally concealing their whereabouts); unexplained disappearance

2

more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage

1

to increase; to grow

2

explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation

1

wiping out; sweeping away; eradicating; dispelling

1

like; as if; the same as

1

outward appearance; apparent

1

to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress

1

sharp tongue; eloquence

1

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

1

shell; cannonball

1

to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else

1

for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while

1

to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace

1