jpdb beta

opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat

25

companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)

3

still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet

1

to have the nerve to

18

to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart

1

to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat

1

to swarm; to gather

2

to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up

1

to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside

1

taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven

5

at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment

3

smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)

4

door (Western-style, car, etc.)

1

to close; to shut

2

focusing on only one thing; obsessively; intensely; selfish; self-serving

1

wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

13

to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)

2

emergency evacuation

1

for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion

8

Sofia (Bulgaria)

2

injury; wound

2

restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence

3

establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)

3

slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably

7

magical powers; supernatural powers; spell; charm

4

to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)

3

to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out

4

simultaneous; concurrent; same time; synchronous; together

1

ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)

1

to release

1

gleaming sword

1

in succession; one by one

6

to knock down; to shoot down; to lop off

1

is that so? (generally rhetorical)

8

one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary

1

admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled

1

to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree

7

clean sweep; purging; doing away with; eradication

1

to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate

1

fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)

3

what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?

2

plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit

1

showy; brilliant; gorgeous; florid; gay

1

colouring; coloring; shade (of colour); flavour; nuance; feel

1

butterfly

1

they

2

aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!

6

or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean

5

speed; velocity; pace; velocity

8

fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet

2