jpdb beta

worm; insect

2

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

1

bottling; bottled

1

just out of the bath

1

lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring

1

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)

2

in big gulps

1

to drink up; to drain (cup)

2

if I (we, etc.) could

2

to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square

2

to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly

1

straight line

1

from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best

1

moat; fosse; canal; ditch

1

single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)

1

unlucky

1

manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something

1

such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?

2

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

1

bullet; shot; shell

12

to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)

3

to become broken; to break down; to be crazy; to be nuts; to be infatuated with; to be outdone (by someone)

2

pyromaniac

1

the very thing; itself

1

in all directions

2

flame; blaze

1

counter for parts, stages, installments, etc. (of a story, series, project, campaign, etc.); counter for bullets

2

becoming red hot; red heat; scorching heat; running high (of emotions); burning (with passion, enthusiasm, etc.)

2

luckily; blessedly; fortunately

1

control

1

not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)

1

matter of time; question of time

1

snapping one's fingers; finger-snap

1

large explosion

1

eye-popping; staggering

1

beyond imagination; unimaginable

3

thunderous roar; roaring sound

2

bomb blast; blast (from an explosion); shock wave

3

flash (of light); glint; schiller

2

centre of explosion; center of explosion; hypocentre; hypocenter; ground zero

1

to cover one's face

1

calm, cool, and collected; level and calm

1

land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap

4

ninety; 90

1

very careful; thoroughly prepared

1

work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty

1

Buddha; Shakyamuni; Buddhist image; figure of Buddha; the dead; dead person

1

you could say that

1

silent; mute; dumb

1

smoke; fumes

1