jpdb beta

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4

prompt decision; immediate decision; on-the-spot decision; summary judgment; summary judgement

1

pulling up; drawing up; raising; increase; repatriation; evacuation

1

sinking; subsidence

3

quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt

1

to take one's place; to take one's position; to go into position; to line up

1

at regular intervals; evenly spaced

1

one class (of students); one group (of people); one set (of items); one pair

1

to take the lead; to lead a group; to be in the vanguard

1

manual labor; manual labour; handwork; manual procedure

1

to hold; to carry; to embrace (in one's arms)

1

twosome; duo; pair

3

to hand (over); to deliver in person

2

bucket brigade

1

(sink) deeply (into mud, snow, etc.); (thrust) deeply (into a soft object); (involved) too deeply (in a matter, relationship, etc.); drenched; soaked; (arch.) extremely (drunk)

1

one third; a third part

1

acceleration; speeding up

1

suddenly; all of a sudden; unexpectedly

1

cutting in two with a single stroke; taking decisive action; dealing with decisively; cutting the (Gordian) knot

1

cutting; severance; section; amputation; disconnection

2

to give; to do (something) for

3

generous; magnanimous; open-handed; liberal

1

beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...

1

meeting again; reunion

2

crying face; face of a person who is crying

1

with all one's strength; with might and main; as hard as one can

1

to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience

1

rock; boulder; crag

1

bare hand; empty hand

1

to remove; to move out of the way

1

to tear down; to shatter

1

destructive power; destructive energy; destructive force

1

exclusion; removal; elimination; clearing away; getting rid of

1

to need; to call for; to require

1

death from cold; freezing to death

5

falling together; mutual destruction; joint bankruptcy

2

having said that; on the other hand; (but) then; (but) still

1

to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up

1

most part; greater part; majority

1

distance; journey; itinerary; path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process

3

or; otherwise

1

very likely; very probable

2

valley floor; bottom of a gorge; bottom of a ravine

1

certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid

1

piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.

4

inevitable; unavoidable; certain; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)

1

bitterness; distress; pain; bitterness and astringency

1

to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank

1

firefly (Luciola cruciata); lightning bug; glowworm

1

(with) only a few left; (with) little left

4