jpdb beta

amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching

1

to pound away; to hit at random; to hit ceaselessly

2

anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity

4

thank you; thanks

6

nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp

6

to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort

3

to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone

3

oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!

2

anger; rage; resentment; indignation; exasperation

2

feelings of guilt

2

if I'm forced to say something; if anything; if I must say; if I must choose

1

fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare

4

to flush out (game, etc.); to drive (animals); to beat; to hunt down

1

the very thing; itself

4

victim

1

luminous point

3

whirling; going round and round; rushing a person off his feet; panicking; rushing around in a fluster; working in a panic

1

to take aim (at); to set one's sights (on)

3

easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...

4

posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance

6

military gains; war results; fruit of battle

1

dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass

3

to pile up; to stack up; to accumulate

1

posture; stance

2

mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)

2

to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly

1

granite

1

to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken

1

passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing

5

to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm

2

to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal

2

continuation; succession; series

1

sweeping with fire; mowing down; strafing

2

to pop off; to pop out; to fly off; to shoot off; to burst open

1

spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention

4

parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering

1

cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling

2

water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout

6

amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity

1

exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution

4

regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better

2

serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)

1

death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out

5

brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter

2

slight; dim; faint

1

dim light; faint light; half-light of early morning; twilight

1

to kick away; to kick off; to kick hard; to refuse curtly; to reject outright

1

kick

1

to slide into; to slip into

2

to get entangled (with each other); to get muddled together

1