jpdb beta

to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly

1

(brute) force; using all one's might

1

scuttling (to escape in a panic, in shame, etc.); scurrying; scrambling

1

position; location; base; point; site

2

megaphone; bullhorn; loudhailer

1

megaphone

1

capitulation; surrender; submission; yield

1

cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)

4

change of heart; change of mind; change in love interest

1

either way; in any case; one way or another

1

to have an ulterior motive; to have an axe to grind

2

personal; inter-personal

2

by means of; due to; because of; according to

4

4D pocket; magical pocket that can hold any item

1

flair; flash; insight; flash (of inspiration, wit, etc.); waving (e.g. of a flag in the wind)

1

duty; role; function

1

to carry; to bring (to a place)

2

foreshadowing; preparation; precautionary measures

3

long time; many years

1

upper floor (of a high-rise building)

2

eye measurement; measure with eye

1

squashed; crushed

1

intricate workmanship; delicate handiwork; cheap trick; petty trick; obvious stratagem

3

to be entwined; to be involved

1

across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for

1

to take aim (at); to set one's sights (on)

1

to shoot out (lights, window, etc.)

2

speculation; thinking; meditation

4

pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship

1

putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation

1

lifeline; safety rope; safety tether

2

one floor (of a building); single floor

1

completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently

1

perception; intuition; the sixth sense

3

ratio; proportion; match; equal; explicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing); Philippines

1

display of fireworks; firework(s) display

1

adjacency; contiguity; being adjoined

1

thought to be; seen as

1

to interrupt; to butt in

1

meteorite

1

it's hard to tell a poor thinker from a sleeping one; they to whom only bad ideas come might as well be asleep; inadequate ideas are worse than none at all

1

I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference

3

faint; indistinct; dim; (arch.) few; (arch.) a little

1

random; unintentional; unintended

1

breaking down; defeating; abolishing

5

one's body alone; having nothing except one's body; just oneself (with no belongings)

1

bonnet; (car) hood; bonnet (hat)

1

thicket; coppice; brushwood

1

to aim at

2

to escape death; to be saved from death

1