jpdb beta

torrential rain; heavy rain; cloudburst; downpour

2

to jump up and down; to hop

7

optical system

3

article (in document); provision; stripe; streak; although; though

6

crossbow (incl. large models operated by a number of people); netted apparatus atop a wall containing large stones, which were dropped onto attackers by cutting the net; slingshot; catapult

4

affiliated; akin

1

two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)

1

I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)

1

drawing up (e.g. legal document, contract, will, etc.); preparing; writing; framing; making; producing

1

aluminum oxide (Al2O3); aluminium oxide; alumina

1

titanium oxide

1

tantalum (Ta)

1

thin film

1

dielectric

1

high quality

1

threshold; limen

1

silver mirror

1

compared to

1

double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n

4

stability; steadiness; equilibrium

1

brethren; brothers; fellow countrymen; fellowman; compatriot

1

welcome; reception

2

piece of meat; cut of meat

9

gale; violent (strong) wind

1

even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on

1

iron scraps

1

measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion

3

right in half

2

time; Father Time

1

camouflage; disguise

1

assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)

3

sense of smell; olfaction

3

smokescreen

3

insufficient; inadequate; imperfect

1

below

2

hand game (e.g. rock-paper-scissors)

2

ramming attack; hurling oneself (at); throwing oneself into (e.g. a role); going all out

1

crab

2

shear; shearing

1

Clough

1

to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper

1

to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)

3

cave-in; collapse; sinking; depression (e.g. of the skull); subsidence

1

to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept

1

shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext

2

exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution

8

somebody who has wild fantasies; someone who hears voices; someone who is crazy

2

second (unit of time); arc second

2

exceedingly; extremely; very many; indeed

3

microwave

1