jpdb beta

by force of circumstance; in the circumstances; given the circumstances

1

number one; first; best; most; game; round

1

irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial

1

goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark

1

last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)

2

form; shape; figure

3

rising from a crouch to charge; initial charge; face-off

1

just as one wishes

1

certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly

3

great speed; extreme speed; swiftness

1

gear; speed (e.g. 4-speed transmission)

3

heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)

1

armor; armour

2

in an instant; instantly; in a moment; instantaneously; in the twinkling of an eye

1

closing in on (the enemy, first place, etc.); coming close to; pressing hard; pressing hard (e.g. with a question); taking to task; grilling

2

beheading; decapitation

3

head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)

1

to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)

2

just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of

1

front part; frontage; facade; initial pledge (e.g. election); opening slogan

3

summoning circle; magic circle (esp. in fictional settings); magic square

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

the favor (favour) of one's master

2

(social) position; status

2

immediately; right away; on the spot

1

to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path

1

breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium

2

to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)

1

tire track; traces of a person or thing; path one has taken; locus

3

to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine

1

to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel

5

those (near the second person)

1

specialized weapon or skill; specialised weapon or skill

2

to smash; to crush

1

fist

2

to throw a punch at; to swing at; to strike out at; to raise a hand against

1

arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished

1

killing and wounding; bloodshed

2

complete blockade (seal); baseball shutout

1

new; fresh; novel

2

to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)

1

to draw in; to attract

1

to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)

1

clockwork (motor, etc.); spring action

1

back (of body)

3

um; er; nuh-uh; no; oof

2

force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum

1

painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding

1

to grimace; to frown

1

to rise; to erect; to get up

1