jpdb beta

takeoff

1

descent; fall; drop; decline; downturn; subsidence

1

no matter how much time passes

2

wind noise

1

just above; right overhead

1

disappear without a trace; nowhere to be seen

2

autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication

1

to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)

1

five (long cylindrical things)

1

heat haze; shimmer of hot air

1

to flicker; to quiver; to waver; to sway

1

optics

3

camouflage; disguise

3

skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious

2

end; tip; extremities; terminal

1

step (of a staircase, etc.); running board (of a bus, train); step (movement); pace; (dance) step; step (in a process)

1

one foot; one leg; one of a pair (of shoes or socks)

1

smoothly; swiftly

1

to roll up; to be rolled up

1

to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)

1

off the top of one's head; from thin air; from memory

1

ambush; lying in wait for an ambush

1

to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get

1

continuation; persisting; lasting; sustaining; enduring

4

(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently

1

to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)

1

to encourage; to cheer; to raise (the voice)

1

quick; speedy; prompt; rapid; swift

1

useless resistance; vain struggle

1

circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral

2

to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected

2

armament; soldier's equipment

2

mixed; mingled

1

fierce attack

1

height; stature

3

hail (esp. hailballs 5 mm or greater)

1

grain; bead; drop; counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops

1

dry ice

4

natural phenomenon (phenomena)

1

supersonic speed

1

protective clothing

1

magic bullet; magic bullets

1

cross fire

1

to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)

2

predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy

1

overwhelming

3

heating power; thermal power; firepower

1

conquest; subjugation; overcoming; controlling

1

to be satisfied (with an explanation, apology, etc.); to be happy

1

pair; pair-oared boat

1