jpdb beta

hand-to-hand combat

5

flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event

7

lack of policy; having no measures; lacking means

1

as soon as; right after

4

meanwhile; in the meantime; by the same token; in contrast

2

dependence; reliance

1

half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)

2

fluid

1

circulation; rotation; cycle; loop

4

depending on the circumstances; due to (with modifying verb)

1

outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state

4

blasphemy; curse; profanity; sacrilege; desecration

2

to coil about; to follow about; to surround; to cling to

2

each; every

2

to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with

1

(direct) hit; hitting the mark

4

companion; follower; attendant; retinue

1

right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right

7

noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky

1

to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)

1

to distract one's attention

2

the place for; the time for; the level of

1

easily

1

to ward off; to brush away; to fling off; to drive away

1

several steps

1

retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)

2

advance; moving forward; progress

1

relativity; relative

4

close combat; close(-quarter) fighting; in-fighting

1

chance to win; opportunity to win; chance of victory

2

numerical formula

1

to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort

2

to get one's head around; to think about

1

to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)

1

fundamental; basic

2

storage; putting or stowing away; receipt (of funds, payment, etc.); harvesting

1

from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best

3

several seconds

7

by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means

4

disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant

3

part (esp. of the body); region; site; cut (of meat)

1

circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral

1

shorthanded; short of hands; undermanned; insufficient (stock, money, etc.); in short supply; low

1

tip of the hand; (use of) one's hands; cheap trick; superficial wit; cheap; makeshift (e.g. measures)

1

hanky-panky; juggling; cheating; deception; smoke and mirrors

3

to sit; to squat; to be implicated

1

to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe

4

defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)

1

there's no other way; there are no other options; there are no alternative means

1

military man

3