jpdb beta

incompetent; have no merit

1

battlefield; battleground

1

suggestion; proposal

1

(Platonic) ideal (of how things ought to be, e.g. human rights); foundational principle; idea; conception (e.g. of the university); doctrine; ideology

1

far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry

1

(one's) age

1

15; fifteen

1

young girl; lass; adolescent female

1

clever; smart; sharp (ear, etc.); sensitive; discerning

1

rock (in rock-paper-scissors); stone; ungh; gulp; rumbling (of an empty stomach); growling

1

being startled, surprised or afraid; panic; trepidation

1

playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)

1

tyranny; abuse of power; violence (e.g. of a storm)

1

piece of meat; cut of meat

4

even

1

long; drawn-out; very long

1

smoke; fumes

1

to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished

1

calm; composed; cool; quiet

1

soot

1

sticking to; clinging to; adhesion; cohesion; agglutination

1

development; exploitation

1

power; might; authority; influence

1

oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!

2

beyond help; past salvation; incorrigible; irredeemable

1

to nail; to knock; to bang (e.g. one's head); to throw (e.g. a rock); to fling

1

hellfire; flames of hell; raging fire; large fire; fire that consumes an evildoer

1

to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)

1

naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt

1

to fall on one's backside

1

rattling; clattering; trembling; shivering; whining; grumbling

1

on purpose; deliberately; intentionally

2

idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish

1

to not match well (e.g. at the seams); to not mesh properly (of gears); to differ (e.g. of opinions); to clash; to be in conflict (e.g. with the facts)

1

to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail

1

small stature

1

to swell up

1

to play a leading role; to play a central part

1

crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift

5

inside; interior; inner part

1

to burst open; to pop; to split

1

ugly; unsightly; hideous; mean; repulsive; disgraceful

2

severe earthquake; violent tremor

1

to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in

1

to crack; to develop a crack

1

to crawl out; to creep out; to begin to crawl

2

shout; cry; outcry; yell; shriek; scream

3

to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear

1

heedless of danger; braving dangers

1

escape; getaway; evasion

1