jpdb beta

forte; strong point

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best; supreme; wonderful; highest; maximum; most

2

to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)

1

intercept; interception; counter-attack

1

one or two; a couple; a few; first and second (place); the top two

1

counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter

1

safe; in (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); all right; OK

1

completely; entirely; nonchalantly; as if nothing happened

1

shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation

1

without showing any sign of; without giving the slightest indication of; without saying anything of; without breathing a word of

1

to behave; to conduct oneself; to act; to treat (someone) to (food or drink); to entertain (e.g. to lunch)

1

being put off (by someone's words, behaviour, etc.); being taken aback; recoiling (in shock, disgust, etc.); zooming out or pulling the camera back to get a wider image

1

confession

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to hide oneself

1

deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet

1

hey!; hey!

2

to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend

2

correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with

1

overconfident; presumptuous

1

steady; sound; stable; safe (e.g. business); reliable; trustworthy

1

to like; to prefer

1

advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful

1

tactics; strategy

1

busyness; a lot of things to do; frequent use; heavy use (of); many uses

1

means of survival; means of escape; way out of a difficulty

1

to twist someone's arm and throw them to the ground; to hold (someone) down by twisting their arm; to wrestle (someone) to the floor; to force (someone) to yield (e.g. an argument); to make (someone) surrender

1

improved version; revised edition; refinement

1

new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (of China; 9-23 CE)

1

middle-distance (races); intermediate-range (missile)

1

to erase; to rub out; to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off; to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out; to remove (a smell, pain, etc.)

1

error of judgment; miscalculation; bad decision

1

fatal wound

1

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

6

becoming red-hot; red heat; scorching heat; burning (love); passionate (e.g. debate); ardent

1

to watch for an unguarded moment

1

surprise attack; ambush

1

density

1

extensive; vast range; wide scope

3

condensation (of ideas, emotions, etc.); concentration; condensation (of a vapour or gas)

1

sand; grit; fine gravel

1

hot wind

4

the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there

1

to flick off; to give (someone) the flick; to send (something) flying; to hit (a person); to knock down

2

to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down

1

to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow

1

genius; prodigy; natural gift

2

the same generation; coeval

1

to be clearly ahead of the competition; to stand out noticeably above one's rivals; to stand out from the crowd

1

by nature; naturally; by birth; inborn

2

talented woman

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