jpdb beta

lack of ability; inadequacy; (being) out of one's depth

2

to knock (ideas) against each other; to present competing ideas; to have a lively exchange of ideas; to smash together; to crash into each other; to throw at each other

2

overreliance on others; excessive babyishness; spoiled person (esp. child)

1

eavesdropping; tapping

1

lifeline; matter of life or death; indispensable thing; life line (in palm reading)

2

freely; generously; liberally; ungrudgingly; unsparingly

1

to use somebody's (argument, attack) against them

2

risky speculation; big gamble; large bet

2

small bottle

1

watershed; divide

9

weakening

7

picking on somebody smaller than oneself; bullying the weak

1

to raise (esp. overhead); to brandish (e.g. sword); to flourish; to wield (e.g. power, authority); to proclaim one's principles

2

to pose as; to (successfully) impersonate; to pretend to be; to (completely) become; to (fully) turn into

4

they

2

coming to nothing; bubble on the surface of water; something that is short-lived

2

match declared drawn due to injury

1

(time of) emergency; (in) event of emergency; (in) case of emergency

2

control room

7

to take command; to give direction

4

(stand to) attention!; standing at attention

9

(air) turbulence; turbulent air

2

clattering; rattling

17

to bring back; to restore

5

to be turned inside out; to betray; to double-cross; to break into falsetto; to crack into falsetto

14

of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)

1

person who gives the right (correct) answer

1

synergy

1

to adjoin each other; to sit side by side

5

lightly and smoothly (of movements); swiftly; glidingly; (progressing) smoothly; (solving) easily

1

impudent; cheeky

5

considerably; not a little; in no small numbers

4

when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives

4

(getting a) perfect score; scoring 100; grading students on a scale of one hundred; doing perfectly (in a test); leaving nothing to be desired

2

hundred points; perfect mark

1

to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind

3

scrubbing hard; scrubbing clean

1

don't try and tell me that!; don't try that shit on me

1

optimistic; hopeful

1

to disentangle; to untangle; to unravel; to relax; to soften; to relieve (e.g. stress, tension)

1

damage

8

smelling burnt; tasting burnt; having a burnt smell

1

to set fire (to)

5

overall

1

to chase around

3

place to die; place of death

2

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

7

heart

1

declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice

6

dark; gloomy; overcast; heavy; leaden; dull

2