jpdb beta

tip of an ear (of wheat, etc.); tip (of a brush, spear, etc.); point; spearhead

1

mass production

4

splatter (film)

1

handling (e.g. knife, reins); control; use; dealing with (e.g. customers); management; disposal (esp. sale of goods)

2

getting mixed up in; getting embroiled in; involvement; entanglement; by-blow

2

lukewarm; tepid; disagreeably warm (e.g. bath)

1

from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely

2

to suffer; to receive (kindness, rebuke, support); to sustain (damage)

1

to wet one's pants; to wet oneself

1

teamwork

2

independently; individually; separately; alone; singlehanded; unassisted

1

fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet

1

exhaled air; exhalation; expiration

1

to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly

2

spawning

1

one clap; one beat; one mora (taken as a unit of time)

1

splash; spray

2

at that time; in those days; at that moment; then

1

evasion; avoidance

1

fatal wound

4

labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble

2

running water; stream

1

smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable

1

to disappear; to vanish

2

to be needed; to be wanted

4

stray bullet

1

line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)

2

along

1

to throw into disorder; to disarrange; to disturb (order, peace, etc.); to corrupt (public morals); to dishevel (hair)

1

ammonia

1

-smell; stinking of; smacking of; hinting of

1

just one person; only one

1

misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune

1

one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common

1

(lit.) blood flows; to have the blood of ... running in one's veins (artist, warrior, etc.); to be born with particular skills, characteristics, etc.; to have something "in one's blood"

2

threatening words

1

immediate (effect, result, etc.); instant; instantaneous; prompt

2

hostage

7

hateful; detestable; loathsome

1

at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove

1

cannot be helped; unavoidable

1

prompt decision; quick decision; immediate judgement; summary judgment; summary judgement

1

cold-hearted; callous; unfeeling; insentient (objects); insensate; inanimate

1

slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.

1

you; I; me; oneself

1

before long; even now

1

maintaining a reasonable distance; neutral position; indecision

1

excitement; exasperation; indignation; rage; fury

1

to become dim; to become blurred

1

to be lifted; to be raised; to happen suddenly; to occur; to be homeroom teacher for the same class multiple years in a row; to move up with one's class

2