jpdb beta

several tens

1

spectators; onlookers; members of the audience

2

dribble (of a ball or puck); dribbling

2

forward-bent posture

1

pace; tempo; slow and fast; in case of emergency

1

check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base

1

to stick to

1

in that way; like that; that way

1

crotch; crutch; groin; fork (in a tree, road, river, etc.); tines (of a fork)

1

immediately following

3

bullet; shot; shell

1

to cut deep into; to cut one's way into (an enemy position); to rush on; to press someone hard (e.g. with questions); to get to the heart of (a matter)

2

delay; lag; postponement; falling behind

1

blocking (e.g. the way); obstructing; block (lump of something (usu. square), area of town, etc.); block; physical record (e.g. on magnetic tape); concrete block; blocking (from view, esp. of websites, on social media, etc.)

1

feint

2

to pretend; to feign

1

attack; assault; attempt; try

1

to pass; to overtake; to leave behind; to pull out; to extract; to remove

1

place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)

1

after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to

4

ring

1

passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing

1

cancer

2

plosive sound

1

to resound; to echo; to reverberate

1

yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer

2

to rebound; to recoil; to splash; to have a repercussion; to have a reciprocal effect

1

to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect

1

to float in the air; to be unfinished; to be unsettled; to be undecided

2

hands behind one's back; hands tied behind one's back; behind (e.g. someone); rear; appearance from behind

1

to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum

2

cut; cutting; haircut; shuffle (cards); shuffling; scene

1

offense and defense; offence and defence; batting and fielding

1

alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)

2

declaration; proclamation; announcement

1

to resound; to make a stir

1

irritating; frustrating

1

clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)

1

according to; reads; reading; is written; says; states

1

to make a serious effort

1

to have meaning; to be meaningful

2

to be prolonged; to drag on

1

shortest

1

route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)

1

negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness

1

attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation

1

to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid

2

chance; opportunity

1

to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate

1

to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)

1