jpdb beta

to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to possess (someone; of an evil spirit, idea, etc.)

2

bedrock

3

dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional

1

to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt

8

erosion; corrosion

2

to rip (someone) off; to overcharge; to ask a high price

1

on countless occasions; many a time

1

to visit and comfort or console; to go to see (e.g. someone in hospital); to ask after (e.g. someone's health); to attack; to hit; to strike

1

incessant; constant; continuous; perpetual; everlasting

1

to mistake (for something or someone else); to misread; to misjudge

1

to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress

10

wind pressure

2

bell (often a large hanging bell); chime

1

small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive

5

to be packed (with); to be filled; to be blocked (of a pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to be become shorter; to shrink; to be at a loss (for)

4

to abate; to weaken; to be emaciated; to be dejected; to be perplexed

2

strength; intensity; strong (e.g. glasses); powerful (e.g. lens); intense (e.g. fear)

3

willpower; energy; vitality

2

to complain; to make a complaint

1

to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited

4

any more; anymore; any further; any better; any longer

8

unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to

1

to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat

4

end; ending; close; end of (one's) life; death

2

to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed

5

to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir

1

detritus; debris

2

piece of metal

1

collision; crash; impact; clash; skirmish; conflict

1

to twist; to wrench; to twist (a body part); to bend; to strangle (to death); to wring (an animal's neck); to defeat easily

3

coming flying in (of migratory birds, airborne sand, etc.); coming by airplane

1

to flick off; to give (someone) the flick; to send (something) flying; to hit (a person); to knock down

7

vital part (of the body); tender spot; key point; essential point; male crotch (as a target in fighting); vital point

1

serious; important; significant; grave; weighty

1

to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for

2

arrowhead; target of a flying arrow; brunt (of an attack); the very moment (when); the point (of doing)

2

weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)

2

to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out

2

to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach

6

to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to put up (with something); (lit.) to clench one's teeth

5

far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry

2

groan; moan; growl; roar; hum (of a machine, power lines, etc.); drone (e.g. of an engine)

7

by itself; automatically; naturally

1

air vent

1

to gasp; to pant; to breathe hard; to suffer; to struggle

2

to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait

7

wearily

1

to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in

3

physical; relating to stamina; in terms of physical strength

1

always; constantly; at all times; habitually

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