jpdb beta

after; later

1

snatching; stealing; seizure; usurpation

1

astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful

1

stepping back; drawing back

2

to wait and see; to see how the land lies

2

indeed; really; truly; very much

1

hill

3

tendency; trend

1

sudden change; upheaval

1

total energy; all efforts

1

black terracotta; black soil

1

torrentially; swiftly flowing (water, esp. river); (speak) eloquently; fluently; flood of the times (moving strongly in one direction); current of the times

1

exceedingly; extremely; decisively

1

winners (those who have succeeded socially, economically, etc.)

1

losers (those who have 'failed' socially, economically, etc.)

1

safety zone; traffic island

1

persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate

4

highwayman; bandit; brigand; highway robbery; holdup; mugging

1

chill; shakes; ague

1

reflexively; reflectively; by reflex

2

foot of a mountain; base of a mountain

1

recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition

2

before very long; soon; someday; one of these days; sooner or later

1

the best; ideal

1

(fig.) rat in a trap; (fig.) trapped rat; (lit.) rat in a bag

1

to ward off; to brush away; to fling off; to drive away

1

where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes

2

in order; in turn; one by one

3

to give a command (e.g. in a loud voice); to give an order

1

direction of movement (motion); direction of travel (esp. train)

1

to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of

1

bun (hairstyle); chignon; topknot

2

to grapple

1

form; situation; condition

1

play; drama

1

gale; strong wind; swift wind; fresh breeze (Beaufort scale)

1

crossing; traversing; traversing horizontally; passing west to east (or east to west); cutting horizontally

1

to understand from experience

1

to cross swords (with)

2

to miss a chance; to miss an opportunity

1

among (other things); especially; particularly; at the same time; simultaneously; at once

1

responsiveness; responding; divine response (e.g. to a prayer); divine inspiration; induction (electromagnetism); inducing

1

to be enthusiastic about; to be eager; to be keen

1

to fade; to become dim

1

swift current; rapids

2

to sweep away; to wash away; to dredge

1

(more than) enough; too much; bitterly; extremely; keenly

1

interior of the mouth; oral cavity

4

in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely

2

joining a group

1