jpdb beta

safety zone; buffer (e.g. against defeat)

3

to make good one's escape; to get away; to outrun; to hold on (and win); to win narrowly

5

cold sweat

1

leg trip (in sumo, judo, etc.); foothold; pedal; indicates a consecutive period of time incl. incomplete days, etc. at the ends

1

tightrope walking; high-wire act; funambulism; treading a tightrope; walking on thin ice; pulling a risky balancing act

1

long period (of time)

2

to be rested; to feel at ease; to repose; to be relieved

1

without losing time (e.g. to do); without even time for (doing something)

1

shoulder

2

paralysis; palsy; numbness; stupor

1

blind alley; cul-de-sac; dead end street; deadlock; impasse; dead end

1

suddenly; all of a sudden

1

good idea

1

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

to wait eagerly for; to look forward to

1

reliance; dependence

1

fight; battle; combat; struggle (for rights, higher wages, etc.); strife; (labor) dispute

1

to mistake (A for B); to misread

1

deep sleep; sound sleep; profound sleep

1

coma; dead sleep

2

overwork; strain

1

sleeping outdoors; sleeping out in the open air; camping

1

to be a matter of life or death

1

surrender

1

to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die

1

falling together; mutual destruction; joint bankruptcy

1

to put an end (to); to close the books (on)

1

imprisonment; captive

1

to do one good; to be beneficial; to stand in someone else's shoes; (arch.) to care deeply for someone

1

escaping from prison; jailbreak

1

slack; looseness; play

1

wishful thinking

1

opportunism; double standards; timeserving; expediency

1

optimism

1

before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing

1

to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)

1

slow; sluggish; dull; lax; sloppy; lenient

1

with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter

1

exhaustion; fatigue

1

both feet; both legs

1

stinging; smarting; on edge; nervous; ripping; peeling

1

sudden turn; sudden change; (suddenly occurring) accident; emergency

1

before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing

1

to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)

1

rotation (usu. around something); revolution; turning

1

disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away; wearing off

2

to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)

1

hostility; antagonism; opposition

1

trivial; trifling

3

to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively

1