jpdb beta

to cross swords (with)

1

damply; moistly; clammily; stickily

1

explosive increase (in number of pests); (severe) outbreak or upsurge of pests

6

not long has passed since ...

1

number of days

1

at first; initially; in the beginning

2

end of life; death; breathing one's last

3

spots; speckles; mottles; speckled; spotted

1

to finish saying

1

extinction; annihilation; destruction

3

to be horrified; to be filled with trepidation

1

shorthanded; short of hands; undermanned; insufficient (stock, money, etc.); in short supply; low

2

liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point

3

to gain in quantity

1

number of articles; number of items; quantity

1

to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge; to fish

7

to break down due to overwork; to try so hard that the situation gets worse

1

to use excessively; to use too much; to spend too much; to overwork someone

1

taking refuge; evacuation; backup (of data)

1

a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course

2

to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off

4

irreplaceable

1

to be sacrificed; to become a victim (of); to fall victim (to); to lose one's life

10

last resort

3

ogre; auger

16

to shake and untangle; to shake free from

3

to devour; to bite to death

1

one foot; one leg; one of a pair (of shoes or socks)

2

sticking to; clinging to; adhesion; cohesion; agglutination

1

poison fang; sinister ways; crooked means; clutches

3

to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment

2

brightly colored; vivid; colorful; colourful; brilliant; radiant

2

to make a circle (of a motion, arrangement, etc.); to move (e.g. one's head) in a circle; to form (the shape of) a circle; to draw a circle

1

expansion; extension; magnification; enlargement; escalation; spread

3

stillness; silence; quiet; hush; calm; serenity

3

oozing; damp; sodden

2

coping method; approach; how to deal with (problem, etc.)

10

deep pool; deep water; abyss; depths (e.g. of despair); grip (e.g. of death)

3

several days later

1

official announcement; proclamation

1

ground-breaking; revolutionary; unprecedented; epoch-making

1

approach (to a problem, issue, etc.); approach (of a long jump, aircraft's flight, etc.); inrun (of a ski jump); approach (to a building, mountain, etc.); approach shot

1

after efforts in vain

1

discoverer

1

useless resistance; vain struggle

1

unluckily

3

chain reaction; nuclear chain reaction

1

infection; contagion; becoming infected; being infected (e.g. with harmful ideas); being influenced (by)

3

phase change; state change; transformation

3

stimulation (e.g. of an economy); revitalization (e.g. of a town); rejuvenation; activation

2