jpdb beta

Strake (aeronautics)

9

long spear; pike

6

quick-witted and agile; keen and nimble

1

to chase about; to hang on; to drive hard

7

violent explosion; bursting

14

to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout

10

nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp

7

to perform in tune with each other; to get along well; to be in perfect harmony; to make a perfect pair (team, etc.)

2

to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)

12

14; fourteen

5

eleven; 11; jack (playing card); Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo

10

simple calculation

2

surplus; remainder; residue; margin; balance

5

to get out of hand; to become uncontrollable; to boil over

3

home position; origin; usual place (for something)

3

islands

6

side; flank

1

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

1

signs; omen; symptoms

5

falling over; toppling sideways

5

head over heels; headlong; head first

4

sealing; seal

6

just above; right overhead

6

still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less

4

to turn one's back to

2

eyesight; seeing

6

blind spot (e.g. of a driver); dead angle; dead ground; dead space

10

withdrawal; secession; separation; breakaway

33

encirclement; encircling net; tight besiegement

5

to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age

8

speaking of; (I told you) already; come on

4

to defend oneself; to protect oneself

1

promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently

23

to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way

3

charge; rush; dash; assault; attack

18

to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly

25

(are you) alright?; (are you) OK?

10

meteor swarm; meteor shower

1

mysterious; mystical

1

component; element; part

1

one-by-one; separately; in detail

18

military force; force of arms; strength of an army

13

isolation; separation; remoteness; seclusion; reclusion; inaccessibility

6

to lose one's cool; to blow one's top; to flip one's lid; to get angry

9

to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)

2

triangular pyramid

1

regular tetrahedron

1

trifling with; toying with; playing with; tossing about (a ship)

3

storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)

7

price; cost; value; worth; value

5