jpdb beta

to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing

2

to stare at each other; to lock eyes with

1

to rock; to shake; to swing

3

to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring

4

very dim light

1

common raccoon (Procyon lotor)

1

derisory; negligible; minimal; nominal; imperceptible

2

hornet; yellow jacket; wasp (of subfamily Vespinae); Asian giant hornet (Vespa mandarinia); yak-killer hornet

26

impossible; unlikely; improbable

2

Tracker

41

Jacker

40

mutant; variant

1

very likely; very probable

3

laboratory; seminar room; professor's office

2

during the war

1

strategic

1

usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common

2

various places; several sources

2

instant death

1

hallucination; illusion

11

name; title

2

postwar period; period after Second World War

1

leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning

1

to happen to meet; to come across

4

to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to

1

having said that; be that as it may

1

execution

1

postponement; deferment; extension (of time)

3

to think of; to come up with

2

to be embarrassed; to lose face

2

to detach; to decapitate; to cut loose; to let loose; to dismember

1

to cut off; to lop off; to prune

5

each; every

1

to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase

4

oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)

2

camp

6

flapping sound (of wings); fluttering; hum (of insects); whizz (of a flying arrow); whoosh

2

nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may

3

activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)

2

to burn; to kindle; to heat (a bath); to light (a stove); to use (a camera flash)

1

front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context

2

blister

3

to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse

3

ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf

2

to carve; to engrave; to sculpt; to tattoo

1

to need; to demand; to take; to require

2

negative; minus

1

to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)

7

divide into four pieces; one fourth

1

fumbling; groping

1