jpdb beta

unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic

1

(one's) life is not in danger; not life-threatening

1

impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag

1

taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven

2

winding; meandering; zigzagging; zig-zag; in twists and turns; sinuously

1

painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)

3

a bit more; a bit longer

2

patience; endurance; perseverance

1

one machine; one aircraft; one life

1

versus; against; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180); toward ...; to ...; equal footing

4

air battle; dog fight; aerial battle

3

capture; seizure; prehension; apprehension; understanding; grasp

1

formation (e.g. of aircraft)

1

in perfect order

1

high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway

2

how (beautiful, tasty, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name

2

fast; quick; easy; simple; as soon as ...; the moment ...

1

impatience; irritation; frustration; fretfulness

1

to stick (to); to cling (to); to adhere (to); to stay (in a place); to stick close (to someone); to follow (someone) around

1

slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out

1

head (of a line, group, etc.); front; lead; forefront; vanguard

1

neck of a horse

1

simultaneously; all at once; in unison

1

cylindrical

2

shell; cannonball

2

discharge (e.g. of water from a dam); release of fish (into a river, pond, etc.); stocking with fish (a river, etc.); (arch.) banishment; (arch.) exile

1

fry; juvenile fish; fingerling

1

smoke; fumes

1

radial; radiating

1

one-by-one; separately; in detail

1

deployment; spreading out; dispersal

1

guided missile

17

cylinder

1

group; bunch; crowd; group

1

rolling over; turning over; turning around (the other way); reversal (of direction, course, etc.); producing a positive from a negative; producing a negative from a positive

1

stillness; rest; being stationary; standing still; coming to a standstill

1

to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel

1

and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time

1

shooting down (an aircraft)

1

Herculean task; next-to-impossible undertaking

1

chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)

1

gear; speed (e.g. 4-speed transmission)

1

speed of sound

1

target

1

perception; sensing; noticing

1

end of the earth

1

to chase; to run after; to pursue; subsequently; following that; (and) then

2

gliding (through the air)

2

minute; fine; detailed; subtle

1

stubborn; dogged; persistent; tough; sturdy; hardy

1