jpdb beta

to jump (out of the way); to jump back; to jump aside

1

to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off

1

sprout; shoot; bud; germinal disk (in an egg)

2

very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes

1

fast forward (e.g. VCR, tape deck, etc.)

1

hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no

1

secrecy; confidentiality; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal); kitchen

2

secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)

4

to answer a question

1

handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission

2

Yggdrasil; The World Tree

2

origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature

2

important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game

1

eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality

1

beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially

2

to sit (down)

2

I; me

24

to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address

1

herself; she herself

1

without; but if; otherwise; or else

1

to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail

1

shade of tree; bower

1

to lie down; to throw oneself down

1

noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled

1

to take someone along; to be accompanied (by)

2

assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation

1

what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement

4

to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else

1

former site (of something); site (e.g. of a demolished building)

2

strongest

2

people; men and women; each person; everybody

2

to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny

1

calamity; disaster; accident

1

myth; legend

1

enormous; gargantuan; immense; ridiculously large

1

to crowd; to flock; to swarm

2

simple substance (e.g. chemical); something standing alone; separate item; solo item

1

sub-; -ous (indicating a low oxidation state); -ite; Asia; Argentina; Arabia; America

1

kind; variety; (biological) species; (logical) species

2

it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but

1

antiquity; ancient times

1

to conquer (e.g. an enemy); to defeat; to overcome (a difficulty); to out-hit

1

wise; clever; smart

1

to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet

2

to ponder; to brood

3

silence (not speaking); muteness

3

skill; dexterity; proficiency

1

question; inquiry; enquiry

2

unique; individual; original; unusual

2

valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable

1