jpdb beta

simple substance (e.g. chemical); something standing alone; separate item; solo item

2

clenched fist

1

sting (of a bee, etc.); stinger; needle covered with poison

1

courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts

1

calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind

3

aviation; flight; flying; to fly; to take a flight

1

hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe

2

to cut at; to slash at

1

right in half

1

dozens; scores of; decades

1

retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retorsion; retortion

1

thousands; several thousand

2

tens of thousands

1

defense; defence; protection

2

beehive; hive; something full of holes; (fig.) Swiss cheese; honeycomb tripe; wall of a cow's second stomach

6

to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly

1

rich (in flavor, color, smell, etc.); thick; very likely; highly possible; passionate; hot

1

diverse; varied

3

colony

7

formation; molding; making up; repair (e.g. plastic surgery); replacement; -plasty

1

protective coloration; protective colouration; camouflage

1

scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)

1

to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)

3

praying mantis (esp. the narrow-winged mantis, Tenodera angustipennis)

2

surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard

1

head; cranium; cephalic

2

to bite into; to sink one's teeth into; to stick to; to cling to; to hold on to

1

effect; efficacy; virtue; benefit

3

scout; patrol; spy

4

to besmirch; to sully

1

variegated; varicoloured; varicolored; multi-coloured; multi-colored; diverse

1

to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet

5

powerlessness; helplessness; incompetent

3

to claim victims; to cause casualties

1

to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely

3

labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble

3

particular; special; (not) particularly; (not) especially

1

to spend time (on doing something)

1

breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing

1

to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone

1

fort; stronghold; fortification

1

royal palace

1

to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in

2

commandant; commanding officer; general

1

assassination

1

(doing) as one pleases; to one's heart's content; letting (something) go unchecked; leaving uncontrolled; leaving (something) to take its own course

1

manufacture; production

1

to announce; to tell; to sentence; to order

1

to hide oneself

1

double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n

3