jpdb beta

longbow

1

mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)

1

to drain; to flow (unobstructed); to sell well; to be in good demand; to exit the stage; to remove (a prop) from the stage

1

deadlock; stalemate

1

informant; informer; contact; Information Provider

1

huge gun

1

black rain; heavily polluted, radioactive rain sometimes following an atmospheric nuclear explosion (esp. that of Hiroshima)

1

iron ball

2

performer

1

triple; three-way; threefold

1

in tatters; in pieces; wiped out

2

desirable; hoped for; preferable; advisable

2

extinguishing; dying out (of a fire); putting out

1

bitter-tasting bug

1

to chew up

1

remote control; remote operation

1

tyranny; abuse of power; violence (e.g. of a storm)

1

to run over (with a vehicle); to knock down

2

blow; hit (on the body); beating

2

material for experiments; experimental material

2

filling (up) a hole; filling in (for a gap, vacancy, etc.); stopgap; making up (for a loss, damage, etc.); covering (a deficit); cloze deletion (test format)

2

four posts that used to support the roof over the ring

1

incredibly brutal; gory; gruesome

2

mid-range; mid-scale; mid-size

1

merchant; store; shop; merchant house; merchant family

2

forced double suicide

3

discoverer

1

cooperation; tie-up; joint business; partnership; alliance; sponsorship

4

Bhaisajyaguru; Pindola; The Healing Buddha

2

specific medicine; wonder drug; silver bullet

3

excessive profits; usury

1

location; address

1

pleasure quarter

15

sovereign; emperor; monarch

2

surrounding countries; neighboring countries; neighbouring countries

16

military discipline; military regulations; military rules

1

guiltless; innocent

2

leading aristocrat; great house; grand seigneur; boyar

1

because; the reason is; if you want to know why

3

senior pupil (of the same master); senior disciple; senior student; senior member

2

to part from; to part company with; to split with; to break off relations with

1

under control (e.g. of territory)

5

great tumult; great strife; big loud bang; bustle; dirdum; hell broken loose

4

foothold; footing; toehold; stepping stone

1

the ocean; the great deep

15

obstinate; inflexible; thickheaded

1

scandal; deplorable event

1

as soon as possible; as quickly as possible; speedily; without delay; ASAP

1

appropriate (e.g. authorities); concerned; relevant; said; aforementioned; competent

1

one's chance; the right time; target; objective

1