jpdb beta

rustling; dry; rough feeling; rough (of a person); coarse; catching fish with a net

5

idling away time; unproductively; slowly (moving); heavily; ponderously

1

throwing down multiple objects in succession; at once in great numbers

1

bullet hole; bullet mark

2

car's shadow; sight of a car

1

image of an airplane (in the sky); sight of an airplane; shadow of an airplane

1

transmitter; homing device

8

measuring instrument

1

method of measurement

1

detection

2

small-sized; small-scale; miniature; small; little; tiny

1

safety department; security department

1

water mill

3

trapped with no way of escape; (lit.) rat in a bag

5

sensitivity (e.g. of a measuring instrument); reception (radio, TV, etc.); sensitivity (of film)

1

high-tech

1

pressing one's hands together in prayer; triangular frame of a thatched roof; yours sincerely; yours truly

1

to wriggle; to writhe; to squirm; to scrawl

2

monitor television

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

weather; look of the sky; situation; turn of affairs; signs

2

arching one's body backwards (like a shrimp); holding out one or both hands and arching one's body backwards like a shrimp (to represent being overwhelmed by someone's power)

1

hollow; low ground; basin; pit; dip; depression

1

every one (of them); (one and) all; without exception; to a man; to the last person

1

to fail; to mess up; to bungle; to screw the pooch

1

to twine around

1

to be strangled; to be constricted

1

bush; thicket; shrub; copse

4

personal; inter-personal; anti-personnel (e.g. weapon, mine); anti-human; personal liability (e.g. insurance)

1

to lecture; to read aloud; to devise (e.g. a strategy); to work out (e.g. a tactic); to confer; to hold conference (with)

1

grinding of the teeth; involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation; gnashing one's teeth; gritting one's teeth

1

to be caught in a trap (snare, etc.); to fall for (a trick, ambush, etc.)

1

plastic; pula (currency of Botswana)

1

burst of laughter; roar of laughter; in copious amounts

1

plastic explosive

1

combat engineer; military engineer; combat engineering; military engineering

1

explosive; blasting powder

1

fuse

1

negligent; careless; slipshod; slovenly; reckless; irresponsible

2

being brought to a standstill; being stranded; being stumped; being in a dilemma; dying while standing (and remaining standing); dying on one's feet

1

hard fight; difficult struggle

1

hook; hook; hook

1

without (uttering) a single word; without (giving) even the slightest response

1

cable; cable railway

1

for emergency use

1

escape hatch; escape door

1

wild; violent; rough-mannered; rough (e.g. work); crude; coarse

1

some nerve (as in "you have some nerve to ...")

1

postponing until the next fine day in case of rain

1

clay

1