jpdb beta

to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for

2

quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to

1

general; admiral; head; chief; old chap; mate

3

(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of

4

even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing

2

first-rate specimen; first-rate object; superb item; superb article; excellent thing; pick (e.g. of a litter)

1

to freeze (in fear, surprise, etc.); to cower; to flinch; to shrink up; to shrink; to shrivel up

1

to bluff; to act brave; to put on a bold front

1

how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how

2

to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only

3

level; value

1

criterion; standard; yardstick; rough estimate; approximation

1

arena

1

even; flat; level; calm; peaceful; uneventful

1

one-to-one; one-on-one

1

choice; selection; diagnosis; medical opinion; judgement; opinion

1

to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than

1

to fall behind; to lag behind; to lose (race, contest)

2

raising the curtain; opening (of an event); start of a season

1

preemptive strike; preemptive attack; first strike

1

both hands; both arms; ten

4

those (near the second person)

5

agglutination; adhesion; fusion; combination; blending; uniting

1

large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate

1

fireball; ball of fire; will-o'-the-wisp; jack-o'-lantern

2

sun

2

straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank

4

to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about

2

to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely

8

compression; condensation; constriction; compaction

1

expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture

1

diagonally upward; (going in a) completely unexpected direction (of a story, result, etc.)

1

to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered

2

without a moment's delay

1

beheading; decapitation

1

right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher

3

with a "plop" (of tears, drop of water, etc.)

1

covering; protection; backing; relief

2

gun point; muzzle

2

to burn off

1

rapid-fire

1

aperture; bore; calibre; caliber

1

bullet; shot; shell

2

thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant

2

hide; pelt; animal skin

1

(a) few; some; several

2

to stick into; to pierce; to run into

7

pair; the two; both persons; both things

2

several seconds

3

ectogenesis; outside the body

1