jpdb beta

grabbing hold; eagle grip; tight hold

1

to appear; to start to appear; to show signs of appearing

2

to apologize; to apologise

1

fist

2

to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way

3

scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation

1

to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down

1

to fall over; to fall down; to fall; to flop (e.g. of a play); to be a flop

1

to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision

1

to kick into the air; to kick up; to kick from below

2

to blow off; to be blown off

1

other side; opposite side; other party

2

to trickle down

1

to pull together with the hands; to adjust (e.g. one's collar); to arrange

4

social standing

1

feeling; sense; impression

2

mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)

1

state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances

1

advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful

1

at full speed; as fast as one's legs can carry one

1

to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away

1

to disappear; to vanish

1

in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)

1

sopping wet; dripping wet; sodden; drenched; soaked

1

to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)

5

to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce

1

(flower) bud; promising young person; budding beauty

1

iron-ribbed fan

15

to dust; to remove dust; to slap; to hit (with the palm); to use up money

1

to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)

6

counter for articles; counter for military units; individual

2

piece; fragment; one (object)

1

passing through without stopping; passing by

1

something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another

3

they; those guys

3

over one's shoulder

1

bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive

1

to crush to death; to stifle to death; to squeeze to death; to stifle (a laugh, etc.); to muffle (one's breathing); to subdue (one's voice)

1

art; technique; means; way; trick; trap

1

as (for); for; in the capacity of

2

tip-top; top; top-drawer; best; foremost; elite

1

100 percent

2

to be lacking a trump card; to be lacking conclusive evidence

1

iron wall; impregnable fortress; impregnable; invulnerable; unassailable

1

fighting strength

1

thorough; exhaustive; complete

2

tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation

1

surrounding at a distance

1

to shave off; to scrape off

1

to be exhausted; to be worn out

1