jpdb beta

scattering; diffusion; spread (e.g. signal across the spectrum)

1

without

2

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

1

to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind

1

hours of operation (machine, etc.); uptime

1

rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless

6

to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase

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obsidian

2

to lie deep in; to extend far back

2

soldier; combatant; warrior

9

to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely

4

appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance

2

to rely on

1

to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted

11

tactics

2

abundant; plentiful; rich; ample

1

few in number

1

to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)

1

ladder; stairs; going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)

1

to throw; to cast (e.g. vote, light, shadow); to devote oneself (e.g. to a cause); to invest; to put in; to administer (medicine); to give

2

to begin to fall (rain, etc.)

1

treatment; service; handling; management

1

shooting; gunning (down)

10

to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)

7

to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)

7

ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet

3

to take command; to give direction

2

sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered

2

to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something

1

gun point; muzzle

5

to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)

3

cavity

1

dropping; unloading; grated vegetables, fruit, etc.; grater; using new tools (or clothes, etc.); new tools (or clothes, etc.)

1

to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)

1

non-slip device (material, tread, etc.); non-skid; anti-slip; back-up option (esp. with regard to university admissions); back-up choice; insurance choice

1

to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on

1

to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise

2

to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)

2

calm; composed; leisurely

3

timing

1

to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of

4

vertical; perpendicular

1

railing; guard rail; (arch.) (shining) brightly (of the moon or stars); (arch.) (flowing) endlessly (of tears)

1

to climb; to clamber (over, up); to scramble (up); to scale; to claw one's way up

1

chain; chains

4

saw; musical saw

1

exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)

2

the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it

1

small flag

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stopper

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