jpdb beta

to clear away; to clear land; to prune; to lop off

5

defensive fight (battle)

1

having one's hands full; not having any room to do more; at the limit

2

to leave nothing undone; to give good service; to attend to everything; to be on someone's tracks (e.g. police); to catch up with; to close in on

1

to slide down; to slip down

1

large hole; big deficit; heavy losses; long-shot win (in horse racing, etc.); big winnings (on a long shot)

4

deciding first; settling (a matter) first; first priority

1

atomization

1

showing no sign (of)

2

dispersing; vanishing

5

chatteringly; wittering on; prattling on; blathering on

1

required; needed; necessary

1

to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses

5

centre; center; middle

3

to run off (fluid); to run down; to flow down

5

to lurk; to hover in the background; to be coiled up; to stretch tortuously

1

to flare up; to burst into flames

2

uncleanliness; dirtiness; (arch.) menses; (arch.) feces (faeces); bathroom

1

I; as for me

1

jet

1

to trail (of smoke, clouds, etc.); to hang (of mist, haze, etc.); to lie (over); to linger; to flow (e.g. of hair in the wind)

2

bullet; shot; shell

3

waste-water port (of a dam, sewer, etc.); freeing port (on a ship); water hose outlet (for firefighting)

1

gun; cannon; artillery; ordnance

3

water mass

3

liquid; fluid

1

rock

19

to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat; to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver

5

counter for scraps, fragments, petals, etc.

4

premature; untimely (e.g. death); early

1

to cut deep into; to cut one's way into (an enemy position); to rush on; to press someone hard (e.g. with questions); to get to the heart of (a matter)

1

to fly around; to scatter

2

crushing; breaking by applying pressure

1

to scatter; to sprinkle; to spray; to lavish (money, charm, etc.)

1

several drops

1

curse; malediction; hex

1

explanatory note

1

to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)

7

shaking (e.g. a container); milkshake; shake

1

hit; strike; blow

1

even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is

3

old cloth; rag

5

each other; one another

3

borderline between life and death; verge of death; deadline (boundary around a prison which prisoners were not allowed to cross)

1

to shout (in anger); to yell

2

sorrow; grief; sadness

1

to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest

2

concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial

4

to model on; to make in the shape of; to represent; to symbolise

1

many thousands

1