jpdb beta

to shun; to avoid; to ostracize; to neglect; to distance oneself from; to give the hard shoulder

2

pupil (of the eye)

1

to not take seriously; to take lightly

1

to dash against (of waves); to billow; to roll; to wave (e.g. in the wind); to heave; to pound (of a heart)

1

ashamed

1

end; final; end of life; death; never; not at all

1

each; every

2

fetters; shackles; hobbles; encumbrance; hindrance; burden

4

for generations; from generation to generation; generation after generation; through the ages

1

permission; allowance; acceptance; tolerance; pardon

3

acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption

2

to be traumatized; to be shocked

1

to wake (someone) up (by calling for them); to awaken; to call (to mind); to bring back (memories); to evoke

3

real experience; actual observations

1

to cool; to chill; to calm down; to cool off; to be frightened (at); to be scared (of)

2

baptism; christening; initiation (into a society, group, etc.); baptism; one's first experience of something; baptism (by fire, etc.)

1

to stop (plug) one's ears

1

to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly

3

street; quarter; district; area

1

unbearable to look at; too miserable (or awful) to watch; cannot bear to see

1

bullying (the weak); bully

1

servile; subservient; obsequious; slavish; self-abasing; grovelling

4

root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature

1

cool-headed; unflappable; having nerves of steel; dauntless

1

to freeze (in fear, surprise, etc.); to cower; to flinch; to shrink up; to shrink; to shrivel up

1

to shake one's head (in denial)

1

unwillingly; reluctantly; grudgingly; shaking one's head in refusal (like a child)

1

to have guts; to be plucky; to have nerves of steel

1

sopping wet; dripping wet; sodden; drenched; soaked

2

to etch (name, etc.); to carve (design)

4

scar

1

lost; loss; to lose (something)

1

retrogression; reversal; relapse; doubling back; backtracking

7

mixture of fact and fiction; half-truth

2

to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly

1

to be smashed up

4

cellophane tape; (transparent) adhesive tape; Sellotape; Scotch tape

2

to attach; to stick together; to place together; to put side by side; to make (someone) get married; to get (someone) hitched

1

to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)

2

determined spirit; unyielding spirit; will

1

standard; set; routine; decided

2

both; many; various; together

1

to lead; to take the lead (in doing something); to precede; to go before; to die before (esp. one's spouse, parents, etc.); to be a prerequisite

2

guidance; lead; introduction; good offices; guide; primer

1

to cover fully; to wrap around

1

Möbius strip; Moebius strip

1

against; contrary to

1

warm; mild; genial

1

return; welcome home

1

things to note; matters that require attention; important points; considerations; precautions; suggestions

1