jpdb beta

to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants

7

soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself

1

confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation

6

true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience

6

coercion; overpowering; overawing; daunting

1

to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)

6

quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality

4

cruel; inhumane; callous; brutal

3

elbow

4

resting one's chin in one's hands; brace (in construction); angle brace

3

solemn (ceremony, atmosphere, etc.); austere; grave; majestic; dignified; stately

1

to do as one likes

1

unsightly; ungraceful; clumsy; awkward; unpresentable; unshapely

2

to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive

9

self-satisfaction; (self-)complacency; smugness

1

end; extremity; limit; result; outcome; upshot

7

pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing

6

to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate

6

intent to kill; intent to murder; urge to kill; murderous impulse

3

feeling refreshed; feeling relieved

2

heart; guts; nerve; heart (of something); central part

6

blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice

2

to stab (into); to thrust (violently); to plant (in the ground, snow, etc.); to set; to stick (upright)

1

bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly

5

to scorn; to despise; to hold in contempt; to look down on; to disdain

1

long (time); longstanding; for a long time

1

to hate; to detest

4

tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)

3

to come to know; to perceive; to realize; to realise; to become aware (of)

7

to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go

1

hatred; abhorrence; loathing; detestation

4

nonsense; silly talk; drivel; rubbish

1

if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...

1

question; query

7

tail (of an animal); cauda; tail (of a kite, etc.); tail end; tail (of a comet); slope at the foot of a mountain

1

to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)

1

to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at

1

light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight

8

mere; simple; sheer

4

immediately; instantly; with nary a pause; without a moment's delay

1

rarely; seldom

3

to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept

6

to confuse (someone); to befuddle; to bewilder; to mystify; to throw up a smokescreen; (lit.) to surround with smoke

3

grave maintenance; grave keeper

2

perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that

5

prefix for forming ordinal numbers

3

nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion

16

to stop (doing); to cease; to desist; to drop; to lay off; to give up

4

to lower the curtain (at the end of a play); to come to an end; to finish

2

impact; shock; impulse; (psychological) shock

4