jpdb beta

taking the initiative

1

route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)

1

apprehensions; misgivings; uneasiness; anxiety; fear

1

sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt

4

little power; little influence; (one's) poor ability; limited ability; what little one can do

1

raid; military attack by a mobile unit; hit-and-run attack; shortstop; short

1

patronage; protection

1

under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)

1

tuft (of hair, threads, etc.); fringe; bunch (of grapes, bananas, etc.); cluster (of flowers); segment (of a tangerine, etc.); section

2

already; now; no longer; not any more

2

pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously

4

mission; errand; task; duty; obligation

1

to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out

1

to run out of breath; to be short of breath; to run out of steam; to be unable to continue; to die

1

three people

1

runner's high

1

peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic

1

preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving

2

to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated

1

several steps

1

to kindle; to build a fire; to instigate; to stir up; to incite

1

guidance; leadership; leading the way

1

iron wall; impregnable fortress; impregnable; invulnerable; unassailable

1

obstacle; hurdle

1

full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)

1

continually; continuously; incessantly; without interruption

1

to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist

3

wave; ups and downs

2

to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below

1

absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic

1

to repel; to drive away; to repulse; to reject

1

corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness

1

safety; security

1

battle formation; military formation

1

to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush

1

to ram one's opponent head-first in the initial charge; to punch hard; to hit hard

2

out (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); outside the line; out; putout; outer; external; exit

1

to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)

1

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

4

dispersing; vanishing

1

silence; stillness; quietness

2

to wrap up

1

to rush out from one's mouth (words, phrases, etc.)

1

idiotic; dolt; bonehead

1

to disappear; to vanish into thin air

2

device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement

1

perfection; flawlessness

2

I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...

1

moon; month

2

under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side

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