jpdb beta

to cramp up; to tighten; to be insistent; to persist (in one's opinion); to act tough; to bluff; to prop up (e.g. with a post)

1

to let one's guard down

4

to see through (a lie, scheme, etc.); to see into (someone's mind); to read (someone's true feelings); to penetrate

8

to blow (on); to breathe (on); to pick (a fight); to provoke; to exaggerate; to ask (an unreasonable price)

11

by force

2

laughing at an inappropriate time; not being able to hold back one's laughter; scornful laughter; snicker; snigger

2

to half-rise to one's feet

17

to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); to shave (one's head)

7

to take back; to recapture

4

cat's cradle

1

(just) one's imagination

18

computer

1

lickety-split; quickly

1

inch

3

oblong; landscape orientation

1

to fill in (field, entry, etc.); to fill out (form); to post a message (e.g. on a bulletin-board); to store; to write (data); to flash

2

standing on tiptoes

15

panty-less; wearing no underwear

2

defense; defence; pleading; advocacy

1

contempt; disdain; scorn

2

with a bang; with a bam; with a wham

1

to cheer; to applaud; to jeer; to mock; to make fun of

1

chimes; toll of a bell

1

(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when

1

standing up

1

thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow (i.e. bending of the body); bowing; reward

9

several minutes; a few minutes

8

heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy

1

to release

6

impossible; unthinkable; unbelievable; ridiculous

2

tuft of hair under the temple; sideburns; sidelocks

2

entirely useless; completely worthless; no no; don't!

11

supplication; appeal; entreaty; petition

2

to happen to pass by

4

to mask; to cover; to cloak; to hide; to conceal

1

milk; infant formula; formula; condensed milk

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as if ...; as if to say ...; as though ...

5

rhythm

8

bond (between people); (emotional) ties; bonds; tether; fetters

27

gradually; slowly but steadily

10

urge to urinate

5

to go to bed; to be sick in bed; to be laid up

1

single (room); room for one; private room (in a restaurant, etc.); private dining room; (toilet) stall

7

wooden flooring

3

stage setting

2

noisily (from many people talking); in a commotion; with a rustling sound (of leaves, branches, etc.); with a rippling sound (of the surface of a lake, etc.); feeling a chill; with a chill (up one's spine)

4

to overhear; to hear (secondhand); to hear on the grapevine; to know by hearsay

2

group (of people); crowd; horde; throng; mob; multitude

2

spectator; audience

42

to give a round of applause; to applaud

2