jpdb beta

capture; seizure

17

to try and do something; to attempt to do something

3

closing in on (the enemy, first place, etc.); coming close to; pressing hard; pressing hard (e.g. with a question); taking to task; grilling

3

strangeness; abnormality; disorder

9

to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry

4

to collide; to clash

1

violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement

5

to give off sparks; to spark; to scintillate; to have a heated argument; to combat; to do something fiercely

1

right to know; right to access information

1

to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit

1

acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance

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

5

fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge

1

cannot be compared with; no match for

2

to scatter; to spread

3

(theatrical) blackout; taking a (sudden) turn for the worse; rapid deterioration

1

at times; occasionally

7

second

6

chapter; section; medal; badge; insignia

4

email; mail (usu. in compound words); post; message (sent over a chat application); instant message; male

1

female

1

one hour

1

after

13

as always; as usual

2

to come back

3

usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common

2

because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...

4

disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away; wearing off

2

particularly; only; in the case of

3

witnessing; observing; sighting

2

to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)

2

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

3

soul; spirit; departed soul; ghost

13

counter for waves (of a repeated occurrence)

3

judgment; judgement; divination; judgement

5

to hide oneself

2

(some) more; even more; longer; further

8

important; momentous; essential; principal; major

8

voluntary; optional; free; elective

17

physical weariness; sense of fatigue; washed-out feeling

1

to fade; to become dim

1

to have a talk; to tell a story

2

one eyebrow

1

meaning; called; said

4

to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage

3

acquaintance

3

cross-examination; close questioning; demanding an explanation

1

ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity

1

to shoot through something (wall, body, etc.); to pierce (e.g. with an arrow or a look)

1

obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit

2