jpdb beta

crack; fissure; rift (in a relationship); split; crack

1

injury; wound

1

Herculean task; next-to-impossible undertaking

1

to be at a loss how to continue an offensive; to be frustrated by impregnable defences

1

state (of affairs); condition; developments; movements

1

to seize; to capture; to arrest; to hold down; to subdue

1

vise; vice; capstan; windlass; cargo net

1

to be spattered by blood from one's victim; to suffer a reaction; to receive a backlash

1

to be dripping wet; to get drenched to the skin

1

(vocal) volume

1

side (of the torso); flank; illegitimate child; child born by someone other than one's wife

1

last (on the list); (at the) bottom; (in) last position; tailender

2

to sink (into); to cave in; to get stuck in (e.g. mud); to get bogged down in; to get lodged in

2

to turn a somersault

1

counter for chairs or seats; foot; leg

3

gurgling down; being sucked into; caving in suddenly

3

vomiting blood; hematemesis

2

idiotic; dolt; bonehead

4

to lean over; to lean in

2

emergency measure; emergency procedures; first-aid treatment; stop-gap treatment; temporary repairs

1

facing upward

1

cannot be helped; unavoidable

1

younger; junior

1

in comparison with; when compared with; according to; in light of; in view of

2

worship (esp. Christian); (church) service

1

to cause trouble; to cause a disturbance

1

dying breath; dying whisper; being at death's door

1

to take care of; to bring up under one's personal care; to kill with one's own hands; to do personally; to handle (e.g. a job); to request that someone deal with (something)

1

to hold on to something (secret, lead in a race, etc.)

1

sparkle of one's eyes; insight; discernment; penetration

3

apathetic; indifferent; nonchalant; callous

13

to trickle down

8

muffled voice

2

to avenge (someone) by striking down their killer

1

frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed

2

serious wound; serious injury

2

flight; desertion; escape

3

tornado; hurricane; typhoon

1

two colours; two varieties; two types

1

underwear; undergarment; underclothes; lingerie

2

pursuer; pursuing party; posse

2

(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle

1

white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch

7

confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter

3

simile; metaphor; allegory; parable

3

art; the arts

2

dignity; majesty; sanctity

1

to break into fragments; to go to pieces

1

to select; to pick out

2

to aerate; to air

2