jpdb beta

empty threat; bluff; paper tiger

1

to differ; to be different; to run counter to; to change (into something out of the ordinary)

1

motor nerve; reflexes; athletic ability; motor coordination

1

top-class

1

to attack; to go for; to come at; to pounce on; to jump on; to swoop down on

1

to force someone to clamp with their teeth; to force into someone's mouth (e.g. a gag); to wedge into a space; to inflict (a blow); to deal (a hit); to pull (a joke)

2

(fictional) character; character; personality; persona

3

entrance (on the stage); appearance (in a book, film, etc.); appearance (on the scene); arrival (on the market); emergence

1

to come down in the world; to fall low; to be ruined; to be reduced to poverty; to fall on hard times

1

to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)

1

to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big

1

generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds

1

role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role

1

breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium

1

to lose consciousness; to faint; to black out; (arch.) to lose motivation; (arch.) to get discouraged

1

power; might; authority; influence

2

measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion

1

to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)

5

concrete

3

fist

9

coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins

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

1

taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...

1

to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate

1

gasping for breath; puffing and panting; wheezing

2

former Soviet Union

1

development; cultivation; application; exploitation (of resources)

4

KGB (Soviet Union intelligence agency)

2

intelligence operative; spy

2

to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise

1

old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago

1

technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft

3

first appearance

1

every year; yearly; annually

1

publication (e.g. of an article in a newspaper); carrying (e.g. a story); running (e.g. a serial); insertion (e.g. of an advertisement); printing; posting (e.g. on the web)

1

completion; perfection; accomplishment

1

to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded

2

to be incomparable; to be completely different matters; to be completely different things

1

disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position

1

strength in one's arms; physical strength; muscular strength; force; violence

2

compared to

2

to match; to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with

1

to get wet

1

swaying (only once, in a large, slow motion); relaxedly

3

to shake; to sway; to rock; to become unstable; to become unsettled; to be shaken

2

to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)

1

to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind

1

to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate

1

abduction and confinement (esp. unlawful)

1

to throw a punch at; to swing at; to strike out at; to raise a hand against

1