jpdb beta

to be launched (e.g. rocket); to lift off; to be washed up (on the shore)

1

rustling (as of silk); slithering (sound); whizzing; hissing

1

the south; southward; southern direction; countries in the south (esp. Southeast Asia and the pre-WWII South Pacific Mandate)

6

accent (of one's speech); dialect; provincialism; corrupted form (e.g. of word); mispronunciation

2

moat; fosse; canal; ditch

7

large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate

4

overhead; above one's head; high in the sky

2

groan; moan; roar; howl; hum (e.g. motor); buzz (e.g. bee, wire in wind)

1

to rain incessantly; to downpour

2

to get dry

1

(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say

2

grace; favor; favour; blessing; benefit

1

shriek; scream

3

to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)

11

(a) few; some; several

2

to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light

2

private house

2

sliding door (esp. when removed from its frame and used for carrying things or people); large flounder

1

hurried construction; hurried production; hasty manufacture; hasty formation

1

reinforcement; strengthening

5

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

4

throwaway; disposable; single-use

1

as (for); for; in the capacity of

4

to be helpful; to be useful

4

to barricade oneself in; to hold (a fort, etc.); to shut oneself up; to be besieged; to dig in

2

to assign; to allot; to allocate; to divide among; to distribute; to prorate

1

in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once

1

to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely

2

under one's eyes; below one's eyes

1

to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at

2

ten-odd; a dozen or so

2

remnant; residue; remaining; left-over

4

to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)

1

ladder; stairs; going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)

1

to go along; to walk along; to follow

2

to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen

12

to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)

7

to reschedule; to recompose; to recross (one's legs); to reset

2

insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint

7

among (other things); especially; particularly; at the same time; simultaneously; at once

1

lower grade; low class; junior (officer)

3

enemy side

1

height difference; difference in elevation

1

at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being

2

threat; menace

2

to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)

1

back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)

4

to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on

3

(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to

9

to sit down

1