jpdb beta

smirkingly; smugly; broadly

2

to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted

10

careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate

1

to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)

3

short distance

1

unfit; unsuitable; unmarketable

1

close quarters combat; CQC

1

hypothesis; supposition; assumption

2

fellow; mutual; companion; comrade

2

imitation

1

direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...

2

obedient; docile; quiet

2

to throw oneself (e.g. off a cliff, etc.)

1

crushing (into pieces); smashing; cracking; breaking up

1

to be shaved or planed

1

the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)

1

being struck by lightning; torpedo attack

2

bullet; shot; shell

4

that's the way it is; such is life

2

means; is; as for

1

rapid-fire

1

check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base

1

retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)

1

tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)

1

path of retreat

1

to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)

5

control

6

in one's hands; in one's control

1

to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal

4

that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage

1

to detain; to take into custody

1

to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old

1

to escape

1

to kick the bucket; to drop dead; to die; to be pooped; to be exhausted; to be knackered

1

roar; howl; yell; bellow

7

rush; charge

3

at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)

3

to raise overhead

1

to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)

1

to pop off; to pop out; to fly off; to shoot off; to burst open

1

fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard

2

abrasion; scrape; graze; paratripsis

2

robust health; able-bodied

1

fatal wound

1

to collapse into; to flop onto

1

to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big

2

stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead

1

to speak; to say; to vocalize

1

large hole; big deficit; heavy losses; long-shot win (in horse racing, etc.); big winnings (on a long shot)

2

to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)

1