jpdb beta

double suicide; lovers' suicide

1

natural disaster

1

reduction by half; halving

2

test; trial; probation; ordeal; tribulation

1

(on) one's own; (by) oneself

1

to be playful; to gambol; to be amused (with something); to flirt with

2

everything one owns

1

to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend

1

gambling game; game of chance

1

to swim around

1

betting; gambling

1

teaching the basics; initiation; introduction

2

to cut corners; to be shoddy

2

to slap; to strike; to spank

1

not yet known; unknown; strange

1

elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding

1

after a meal

1

kick

1

to burn; to get fired up

1

bearing; heading; point of the compass

3

five and seven; 35th day after a person's death

1

to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off

2

state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth

2

optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion

2

data processing

1

middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary

1

weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot

1

to swoop down upon; to fly down; to alight

1

point of a spear; spearhead; focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; force (of an argument); edge

1

roar; howl; yell; bellow

1

side; flank

1

to charge; to lunge; to flare up (at someone); to turn on (someone); to collide with; to bump into

2

nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all

1

to take (a person) unawares; to make a surprise attack

2

target

1

to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)

1

fresh troops; fresh players; newcomer; new employee; new method; new way

3

search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.

1

opening fully; full throttle; full power

3

to correct oneself; to restate

5

just a minute; small quantity

3

attack on both sides; pincer movement; double envelopment

1

performance; execution; skill; dexterity; tact

1

poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow

1

to be attentive to small details; to be attentive to others (or others' concerns); to have one's mind turn groundlessly to something negative

1

all; everything

1

to pep up; to cheer up

1

(artillery) barrage; bullet hell; curtain fire; barrage of scrolling comments (overlaid on an online video)

5

bombarding; shelling; bombardment

14

the five 20-point cards (high-scoring meld)

1