jpdb beta

to grimace; to make a wry face; to contort one's face

4

to correct; to touch up; to smarten up; to put one's hand in (e.g. pocket)

5

else; in addition; besides

1

expansion; extension; magnification; enlargement; escalation; spread

13

opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor

3

close call; narrow escape; hair's breadth; narrowly; just in time; by a hair's breadth

3

explosive; sudden and dramatic (of an increase in sales, popularity, etc.); explosive; rapid

4

moment by moment; hour by hour

1

grudge; ill will; enmity

1

to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)

3

tending to anemia; being somewhat anemic

1

weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance

8

to step forward; to take a step forward

2

disastrous scene; terrible spectacle

2

puddle of blood; pool of blood

2

to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to

1

to be unable to endure; to be unable to stand (something); to lose patience

2

red flame; (solar) prominence

1

to have a relationship; to have relations

2

knowing no bounds; showing no signs of stopping or slowing down

1

vibrato

2

to aim at

2

to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake

10

rectangle; oblong

1

to pierce through; to break through

4

rifling marks on a fired bullet

1

occasion; time; circumstances; (in) case (of); when

6

Federal Bureau of Investigation; FBI

1

tank (of fluid); cistern; vat; tank (military vehicle)

3

to fire into; to shoot into

3

deceleration

1

to get twisted; to get crooked; to become twisted (of a mind, relationship, etc.); to become warped; to become troubled; to become complicated

2

to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to

1

countless; incalculable

4

foam; bubble; nothing

1

to mistake (A for B); to misread

1

straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank

3

submersion; inundation; being flooded

4

really; truly; indeed; very; extremely; terribly

3

to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide

3

weathering; fading (of memories); efflorescence

1

ash; ashes

21

to turn round; to face about; to turn about

4

to grapple with (each other); to tussle with; to wrestle with; to scuffle with

1

uncertain; doubtful; unreliable; unsteady; unclear; vague

3

taking the initiative

1

restriction; restraint; limitation; limit

3

cage; pen; (jail) cell

2

to be understood by each other (of thoughts, feelings, etc.); to be comprehended; to exchange with each other (thoughts, feelings, etc.); to express to each other (e.g. intentions); to communicate with each other

2

doing whatever one pleases; selfishness; self-indulgence

4