jpdb beta

possible; conceivable; likely; probable

1

meteor shower

16

all you have to do is; just; that's all

2

firm; strong; solid; stable

3

tens of thousands

7

chain; series; connection; linkage

2

forktail bullhead (species of catfish, Pelteobagrus nudiceps)

3

making doubly sure; points scored for good measure; insurance run (in baseball)

1

to bear; to stand; to endure; to put up with

2

you could say; you might say; verging on the

5

to be reduced to ashes; to be cremated

2

return to base (of soldiers, military aircraft, warships, etc.)

1

slightly injured person; slightly wounded person; person with minor injuries

2

severely wounded person

4

one's own army; one's own team

1

corpse; dead person

6

we; us

1

every person; each one; everybody

6

to draw the line; to set a boundary; to make a clear distinction

1

civil war

3

soon; before long; shortly; close (by); near; nearby

8

military invasion

1

righteousness; justice; right

2

watchful waiting; careful supervision

3

devastating; catastrophic; crushing

3

to have a chill run down one's spine

1

the ruler; sovereign

1

dumbfounded; speechless; flabbergasted; openmouthed (with surprise)

1

to build; to construct; to put up; to build up (a fortune, reputation, enterprise, etc.); to establish (a relationship, system, etc.); to create

2

massacre; genocide

2

to practice magic; to practise magic

8

fabrication; forgery; falsehood; hoax

2

gossip

1

article; news story; report; account

4

it's not like; it isn't as if

2

performing a part in one's own play; playing a musical piece that one has written; doing everything by oneself (from preparation to execution); put-up job; charade; sock-puppeting (i.e. pretending to be more than one person on the Internet)

3

flaunting; showing off; display (of power, wealth, etc.); ostentation

3

to seize the initiative

1

to follow; to come after; to come next (to); to rank next (to); to rank second (to)

9

grave; serious; alarming

1

extent to which (something) is true or false; whether or not (something) is true

1

to storm in with a yell

1

to make clear; to clarify; to disclose; to make public

1

all; everything

2

Hide

1

ruling class

1

return; restoration

2

fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation

2

like father, like son; the apple doesn't fall far from the tree; (lit.) the child of a frog is a frog

1

whichever one chooses; either way

5