jpdb beta

extremely fast; in a flash; too quick for the eye to catch

1

bright and beautiful; gorgeous; showy; prosperous; flourishing; thriving

1

ridge on the side of a sword blade; ridged pattern

2

mutual agreement; understanding; common consent

1

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

to tear to pieces; to tear to shreds; to pick (e.g. fruit); to pluck; to do ... heavily; to do ... heartily

2

Orthros (two-headed dog from Greek mythology)

3

double-headed

8

finely chiseled (features)

1

shooting from the hip; starting something without sufficient preparation; acting on a vague estimate (of the situation)

1

long handle; long-handled spear; long shaft

1

(ease of) handling; operation; arrangement (of pipes, wires, etc.); layout; wrestler's belt used in a bout

2

to disappear; to vanish into thin air

1

nasal cavity

1

complaint; protest; objection; one's say; what one has to say; claim

1

youthful ardor; rashness

1

to fire (a gun); to shoot; to let off; to loose off; to blow (someone) away

1

undulation; winding; meandering; swell (of waves); ground swell; surge

2

one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)

6

(clenched) fist; knuckles

1

admission ticket; entrance ticket; platform ticket; ticket allowing a non-traveller access to a railway station platform

1

to be talked about; to get a name for oneself; to get publicity

1

to be cold (to); to ignore (someone)

1

to set aside; to keep in reserve; to hold on to

1

smiling

1

anxiously; with anxious looks; with anxiety

1

quirky; idiosyncratic

1

dangerous position; peril

1

to wander; to roam from place to place

1

faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre

1

dissolute mind; hardened heart

1

too terrible to look at; unbearable to look at

1

to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on

1

both in name and reality; both in name and substance

2

personal history

1

to hesitate; to think twice; to flinch; to get cold feet

1

political climate; political situation

1

criticizing someone behind their back; backbiting

1

reputation; respectability; honour; honor

1

bluff; false show of power; bold front

1

assembling (of people)

3

(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)

1

trembling with excitement

2

call; summons; convening; convocation

2

how it came about; how it originated; how it happened; the origins of the imbroglio

1

if not so

1

dumbfounded; speechless; flabbergasted; openmouthed (with surprise)

1

excessively

2

absurd; foolish; stupid; silly; nonsense; ludicrous

1

to be utterly amazed; to be stunned; to be disgusted

1