jpdb beta

head start; initiative; preemption

5

to be scorched into; to be seared into; to make a strong impression; to be etched in (one's memory)

4

steam; vapour; vapor; steamboat; steam locomotive

3

superheating; overheating

1

wall; fence

1

invisibly; secretly; privately

3

distinctive of; characteristic of; uniquely applying to; but; except; without

4

clever; shrewd; canny; smart; quick; prompt

3

sniper

1

superiority; predominance

1

gunfire

1

to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself

10

full speed

1

taking refuge; evacuation; backup (of data)

3

(eruption of) smoke

3

grenade

2

outer wall

5

putting to the sword

2

regulation; control

1

unexpected; unforeseen; strange

3

trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon

4

machine gun

3

(flash of) lightning

2

readiness to die; (in the) face of death

2

gale; strong wind; swift wind; fresh breeze (Beaufort scale)

1

bamboo screen; rattan blind; bamboo mat (for rolling sushi)

3

indiscriminate shooting; random shooting; firing blindly

1

to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up

2

to ask after (someone's health); to visit; to attack; to strike; to meet with misfortune

10

Kalashnikov

1

quick-witted and agile; keen and nimble

1

crushing (into pieces); smashing; cracking; breaking up

4

looks; countenance; facial features; physiognomy

1

antique

1

to collapse into; to flop onto

9

to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough

8

to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)

1

making a person, pet, etc. wait (before being permitted to do something); postponement; putting on hold

1

ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very

4

borrowing; debt; loan

1

reluctant (to part)

1

to jump up; to spring up; to move around; to bounce up and down; to pound (of one's heart, e.g. with excitement); to throb

2

honeymoon; being in an intimate relationship; honeymoon (period)

2

continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence

3

retreat; withdrawal; retirement

1

greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice

15

dance of death; danse macabre

1

what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?

1

careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering

2

treetop; tip of a branch

3