jpdb beta

disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away; wearing off

1

in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash

4

to cease; to stop; to be over

1

to chase about; to hang on; to drive hard

1

end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap

3

to burst open; to pop; to split

3

bomb blast; blast (from an explosion); shock wave

1

outspoken; frank; candid

1

defending forces

1

one by one; one after another

1

enemy plane

7

beauty

1

to tighten; to press hard

1

computer graphics; CG; computer-generated imagery; CGI

1

calm; composed; leisurely

1

formation flying; formation flight

1

breakdown; failure; damage; hurt; objection; protest

1

irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate

1

throttle lever

1

announcement (esp. over public-address system); official announcement; formal information release

1

condensation (of ideas, emotions, etc.); condensation (of a vapour or gas)

1

water vapour; water vapor; steam

1

umbrella; parasol; something shaped like an umbrella or a conical hat; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap

1

cloud

2

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

1

enemy camp; enemy line

3

wedge; chock; linchpin; tie; bond

1

to stab; to thrust (into); to plant (in the ground); to stick upright

1

digging out; excavation

1

deployment; spreading out; dispersal

1

rolling over; turning over; turning around (the other way); reversal (of direction, course, etc.); producing a positive from a negative (photography); producing a negative from a positive

2

fireball; bolide; fireball

3

number of nights

1

exterior; packaging; cladding; armor (armour); arm

3

indomitably; undauntedly; resolutely; determinedly

1

wind noise

3

D; d; director

2

locking on (to a target, esp. by radar)

4

under the wing (esp. of an aircraft); under one's wing; under one's control

2

to err

1

warhead

1

acrobatic

1

to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into

1

kill; kill (shot); smash; spike (in volleyball)

1

to pop off; to pop out; to fly off; to shoot off; to burst open

1

unmatched (unparalleled) accuracy

1

to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal

3

exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)

1

left-wing (politics); left wing (of a bird, aircraft, formation, etc.); left flank; left field

2

to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of

1