jpdb beta

to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept

4

creak; squeak; creaking sound

1

to jar; to creak; to grate

1

finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)

2

raging stream; rapids

1

to break through; to penetrate; to pierce

1

to put on the brakes; to put a stop to

2

to become calm; to die down

1

to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on

1

total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects

1

to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing

1

to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble

1

flint; firestone

1

ignition; catching fire; setting on fire

1

lanthanum (La); lantern

1

to illuminate; to shine a light on; to light up

2

cavern; cave; cave system; grotto

31

stalactite

8

strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious

4

stalagmite

3

narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining

6

the reverse; other side; lining

1

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

1

to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate

1

rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor

13

crash into; clash

2

serious damage; drubbing

1

floor; floor surface

1

loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal

1

to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate

2

surface of a wall

2

reddish tinge; tinge of red; slight redness; reddishness; blush

1

to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest

1

discomfort

1

boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)

1

ore; mineral; crystal

13

to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by

1

all you have to do is; just; that's all

1

to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)

1

to jump from one thing to another

2

to become damp; to become moist; to become wet; to lack energy; to be in a slump; to be in low spirits

2

primitive; original

2

stone axe (ax)

2

pickaxe

8

fungus; germ; bacterium; bacillus

1

metallic sound; metallic clank

1

spark

1

to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on

1

exposure; laying bare; baring (e.g. skin); (photographic) exposure

2

crack; crevice; fissure

1