jpdb beta

to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)

5

slash; slashing attack

17

reflexive; reflecting

2

left side; left-hand side

4

to shift; to slide (e.g. something away from something else); to move (e.g. something out of the way); to put off; to delay; to postpone

5

to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep

10

gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance

9

rescue; extricate; reclaim; deliverance

2

to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted

26

is that so? (generally rhetorical)

16

to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten

16

field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken

14

biting louse (any louse of order Mallophaga); small winged insect (esp. a flying ant or termite)

3

first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)

5

in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing

1

to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)

3

to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from

2

face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect

2

feces (esp. animal); excrement; dung

8

what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn

22

before one's eyes

2

gun; rifle; small arms

4

to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air

3

confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging

1

Altair (star in the constellation Aquila); Alpha Aquilae

2

to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses

2

seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...

26

rapid-fire

2

ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet

2

movement; move; motion; trend; development; change

22

evasion; avoidance

20

to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)

13

tsk; tut; shoot; chirp

7

huge body; large build

3

that; those; the

81

frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed

20

seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of

22

feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment

6

to take advantage of one's carelessness; to perform a surprise attack

2

getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate

1

although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish

18

to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)

1

concerning the result (as opposed to the means used to achieve this result or the original goal)

2

to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)

7

damage

27

almost; roughly; approximately

14

nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all

2

hmm; I see; hrm

13

I see; that's right; indeed

8

my; our; one's own

19