jpdb beta

gorge; ravine; canyon; glen

2

to wear (formal clothing) in a casual fashion

1

with one's eyes flashing

1

loser; failure; underdog; unmarried and childless older woman

2

cinders; ashes

1

useless; futile; vain

3

masterpiece; masterwork; chef d'oeuvre; (unintentionally) hilarious; absurd (e.g. blunder); outrageous

1

talking in one's sleep; somniloquy; nonsense; gibberish

1

to get away without consequences; to get off scot-free

1

settlement (of a dispute); making amends; settling a score; money paid to settle a dispute

1

expert; professional; master; woman in the nightlife business; demimondaine; geisha and prostitutes

1

to pin the enemy down; to glare another down (and render impotent)

2

expressing one's feelings; communicating one's intention; declaration of intent

3

clear and bright

1

ego; egoism; egoist

2

adult; grown-up; person who has come of age; fully fledged; established; qualified

1

bluff

1

gambler

1

rainfall; snowfall; alighting; descending

2

discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference

1

existing (between); interposition; intervention; involvement

1

signal gun; starting gun

2

time; meter; beat; the moment (of doing); the instant

2

head-on fight; direct confrontation; head-to-head contest

3

firearms; missile; projectile weapon

5

hence; for that reason

2

terrain; geographical features; topography

6

smart-alecky; clever-clever; cheeky; cunning; crafty; shrewd

3

jet (of water)

2

not straightforward; not dealt with by ordinary means; very hard to manage

1

spring (device); spring (in one's legs); bounce; springboard; impetus

2

false; pseudo-; quasi-; would-be; sham; pretended

1

(it is such) a thing

2

throwing down; dropping; airdrop; investment

1

invisibility (through magic)

1

sea of fire; sea of flames; blazing inferno

1

light and heat

1

to take refuge in; to succeed in running away

2

eruption; volcanic eruption

2

drying up; running dry; running out; being exhausted; being drained

1

ultrahigh temperature; superhigh temperature; extreme heat

2

baking foods in a covered pan; foods baked in a covered pan

1

main point; essential point; important thing; necessity; need; requirement

1

to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)

2

lifeline; safety rope; safety tether

2

stroke (swimming); arm stroke; adds strength or emphasis to verbs

2

to fill in time; to stall (e.g. an audience)

1

occurring in succession; doing in succession; firing in rapid succession; volley of shots; volley (of questions, abuse, etc.); stream

1

rescreening (of a movie); reshowing; rerun; repeat

1

three dimensions; 3D; 3-D; real world; IRL; in real life

2