jpdb beta

rapid-fire

2

destruction; annihilation; devastation; catastrophe

2

don't worry about it; forget about it

1

asking for the moon; pining for what one doesn't have; thinking the grass is greener on the other side of the fence; asking for too much; asking for the impossible

1

the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it

1

rotation (usu. around something); revolution; turning

1

centrifugal force

1

initial response (e.g. to a crisis); action in the earliest stages; initial shock (of an earthquake); preliminary tremor

2

foreseeing; anticipating; lookahead; prefetching; reading ahead

1

groan; moan; roar; howl; hum (e.g. motor); buzz (e.g. bee, wire in wind)

2

wind pressure

1

the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)

1

timing

6

to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for

1

to stumble a step or two forward (when trying to stop); to pass one's destination and stumble a step or two forward; to totter

1

even more; still more; further

1

to step firmly; to harden by treading

1

radial; radiating

1

shock wave

1

throwing stone; sling stone; slingshot; pellet; pebble; small rock

1

tsk; tut; shoot; chirp

1

attacking a fleeing enemy; additional attack on a weakened enemy; additional blow to an already unfortunate situation

1

again; once more; a second time

3

two times; twice; two degrees

1

three times; thrice; third (musical interval); many times; over and over again

1

narrow escape from death

1

to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience

1

to flap (wings); to spread one's wings; to go out into the world

2

war cry

2

hostility; animosity; enmity

2

bonus

1

tremendous; immense

1

change of course

1

gravity; gravitation; gravitational pull

1

to enlist as a supporter; to win over to one's side; to gain as one's ally

1

to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust

2

to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)

1

full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)

1

across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for

1

radiation; emission

3

short; brief

1

tightrope walking; high-wire act; funambulism; treading a tightrope; walking on thin ice; pulling a risky balancing act

1

noisily (running around); with heavy feet; in a fluster; in a flurry; slapstick

1

to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to

1

twenty-five

1

passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit

1

long time

1

mental; spiritual; emotional

1

to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain

1

rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations

1