jpdb beta

in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash

1

leather belt

3

pitch black

2

to be overawed; to be overpowered; to lose the mental battle

1

to sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen

1

the five senses

1

first and foremost; above all; most importantly of all

1

to understand everything from only one part; to be perceptive; to be quick to understand; to be quick on the uptake

1

to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire

8

cannot do without something; indispensable; absolutely necessary; have to do

2

to flicker; to quiver; to waver; to sway

2

irregularity; unsteadiness; disorderly

1

phantasmagoric; protean; shape-shifting; kaleidoscopic; capable of ever-changing appearance

2

hitting the target

1

manual or physical labor; manual or physical labour

1

to plan; to intend; to aspire to; to set aims (sights on)

2

aptitude; aptness; suitability

2

external (hard drive, disk drive, etc.)

1

trivial; not amounting to much

2

mysterious bird; strange bird; eerie bird; monster that has taken the form of a bird

2

to stop (plug) one's ears

3

clothes; garment; gown; robe; coating (e.g. glaze, batter, icing)

2

to turn over; to turn around; to change (one's mind); to reverse (one's decision); to fly (flag, etc.); to wave (skirt, cape, etc.)

2

to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to mean everything

1

wearing armour (armor); counter for suits of armour

1

to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for

1

true state; actual condition; reality

1

poisonous snake; poisonous serpent

1

scissors; shears; clippers; hole punch

1

two swords; being skilled in two fields; (an) expert in two fields; liking both alcohol and sweets; person who likes alcohol and sweets equally well; bisexual (person)

1

ringing; sound

1

to duck one's head

1

foresight; foreknowledge; intimation; premonition; prediction

1

spleen

1

performance; trick; feat; extraordinary deed; daring act; bold move

4

hitting a ball; batting; stroke

4

piddling; paltry

1

to suffice; to serve the purpose; to be satisfied

1

internal organs; intestines; viscera

1

blow; shock; strike; batting

1

to defy accepted norms; to go off the rails; to be eccentric

1

reasoning; logic; persuasion

1

rare; strange; odd; peculiar

1

to break through (e.g. one's doubts); to become unbound by (e.g. the past); to allay (e.g. anger); to burst (e.g. a boil)

1

study; diligence; discount; reduction

3

to agree; to decide upon; to enter into (a contract)

1

okay; sure; okey-dokey

1

to remove; to eliminate

2

what is it?

6

to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)

2