jpdb beta

sidearm throw; sidearm delivery; sidearm pitch

2

fighting techniques

1

severe criticism; sharp criticism; scathing criticism; diatribe; panning

3

in (e.g. secret); with (e.g. success)

1

friendly army; friendly troops; allied army

2

(while) not looking; (doing) without looking; (buying) sight unseen; not seeing in person

1

melting; liquefying; fusion

1

thermography

1

paratroop corps

1

great numbers; numerical superiority

1

fortress; stronghold; citadel

1

guinea pig (Cavia porcellus); subject of an experiment; (human) guinea pig

2

mad scientist

3

rust removal; removing rust; rust remover; rust-removing agent

1

last spurt; final spurt; home stretch

2

(gymnastical) giant swing; all-out effort; frenzied activity

1

premodern; old-fashioned; outmoded; antiquated

1

to be at a loss how to continue an offensive; to be frustrated by impregnable defences

1

to shoot (a gun, person, etc.); to fire

1

(financial) settlement; squaring accounts; liquidation; ending (a relationship); breaking up (with)

1

mad dog

14

artificial intelligence; AI

41

Group of Ten; G-10

280

armchair theory; impracticable plan; unworkable idea

1

laughing a ringing laugh; having a hearty laugh; roaring with laughter

1

will-o'-the-wisp; ignis fatuus

1

rail (track); (curtain) rail; track (for a sliding door); groundwork; spadework

8

scholar; student

2

Lauth

2

shire (administrative unit in the UK, Australia, etc.)

6

excitement; stimulation; agitation; pride; haughtiness; arrogance

1

wire mesh net; net made out of metal wire

1

ups and downs; up-and-down

1

scrap wood; waste wood; waste; waste material; scrap material

10

four-legged; four-footed; (four-legged) animal; beast

1

to put together; to gather; to collect; to scrape together

1

for work; for manufacturing

8

lock; padlock; tablet; pill

1

cot; bunk

2

canned food; tinned food; confining someone (e.g. so they can concentrate on work); being stuck in a confined space

12

resistance (movement); popular resistance against a military invasion (esp. of that by the French against the Nazis in World War II)

1

exhibition

1

caterpillar track; continuous track

1

squeaking (of an engine, skis on snow, etc.)

1

many years; a long time

1

to pickle thoroughly; to pickle a large amount

1

yakitori; chicken pieces (or sometimes beef or pork offal) grilled on a skewer; grilled and skewered bird (esp. sparrow); failing to win a single hand during a half-game

1

salty-sweet

1

food review (on TV, social media, etc.); food reportage

1

one's stomach rumbles; one's stomach growls

1