jpdb beta

getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate

2

quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt

1

to get goosebumps; to have gooseflesh

1

crest; coat of arms

2

barefaced (e.g. lie); transparent; with feigned ignorance; pretending not to know; pure white; very clear

1

faint smile

1

to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind

5

with a clash; with a thud; unexpectedly (meeting someone); suddenly (ending); abruptly (coming to a halt)

1

to happen to meet; to come across; to run into; to bump into

1

to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish

2

suspicious; doubtful; dubious; questionable; fishy

1

to deliver; to extradite; to stretch across; to hand over

1

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

1

to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home

2

as expected; as predicted

1

you (plural)

1

right of veto

1

I; me; self-centered man; egotistical man; pompous man

31

one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism

1

trap (for catching animals); snare; trap; trick; ruse

2

failure; mistake; blunder

4

to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal (e.g. to the public); to urge; to exhort

5

to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance

1

only; nothing but

2

resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag

3

nonsense; no meaning; meaningless

2

injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss

3

to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in

6

one's best interests; one's own good

1

to take (someone) away; to carry off; to abduct; to kidnap

3

fixed content; settled matter; done deal

1

to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate

2

bullying (the weak); bully

1

hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking

1

to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address

3

to stop talking; to break off; to pause

1

sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air

1

to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)

1

great speed; recklessly fast speed

1

flying horse; Pegasus

2

to mount (a horse, bicycle, etc.); to straddle; to sit astride; to span (an area, time, etc.); to extend over; to spread over

1

to jump down; to leap down; to jump off; to leap off

1

taking captive; carrying away; kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction

2

to make plans

2

still; yet; more; still more; furthermore; in addition

1

to erase; to rub out; to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off; to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out; to remove (a smell, pain, etc.)

3

to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished

2

perfection; flawlessness

2

why; how; for what reason

2

to put something out of the way; to move (something, someone) aside

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