jpdb beta

skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious

1

natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder

1

technique; art; skill; move

6

network; Internet; net (hair, netball, etc.); net (price, weight, etc.); nett

1

to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff

1

there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when

1

dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding

1

skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament

3

to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)

1

to unfold; to unroll; to open

1

only; nothing but

1

in a manner of speaking; as it were; so to speak; if you like; per se

1

top-class

1

harsh (taste, feeling, etc.); acrid; sharp (language, question, etc.); biting; nasty; gross

3

gunfire; fire

1

radial; radiating

1

small child; kid; kiddy; tot; rug rat; ankle-biter

2

fault; defect; minor; 5-point card

1

to raise overhead

1

to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important

1

opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows

3

electric shock; blitz; lightning attack; sudden and without warning; shocking

2

release; emission; ejection

1

dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable

1

to jump (out of the way); to jump back; to jump aside

1

bullet (from a rifle)

2

to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other

3

to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)

1

pinch; crisis; tough spot; clothespin

1

satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)

2

to knock (someone) to their feet; to knock down; to send flying; to strike; to drive away (one's sorrows, worries, etc.); to dispel

1

to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)

1

friend and foe; enemies and allies; both sides

1

to stick into; to pierce; to run into

1

to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits

2

cloud of dust

2

until now; so far; up to the present

2

solidarity; banding together and working as one for a common cause

1

approval; agreement; support; favour; favor

2

to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough

1

dying; death; dead; useless; damned

1

to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth

2

unanimity

1

to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to

1

anyway; either way; one way or the other; whichever; whatever

1

he; she; that guy

2

breakup (of a ceremony, wedding, party, meeting, etc.); closure

1

violation; offense; offence; breach; transgression; infringement

1

act; deed; conduct

1

they; those guys

2