jpdb beta

joke; jest; funny story

3

rare; uncommon; new; novel; fine; nice

10

really; truly

31

in a sense; in some way; to an extent

2

offensive; aggressive

1

attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance

6

survival knife

1

look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes

1

to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess

3

to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)

5

to cling to; to embrace; to throw one's arms around

7

(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that)

12

to jump at; to leap at; to fly at; to spring at; to pounce on

1

tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard

11

in a hurry; hurriedly; hastily; helter-skelter; hurry-scurry; in a panic

8

fellow; mutual; companion; comrade

6

to frolic about; to mess around

1

to make a lovely picture; to be perfect for a picture; picture-perfect; picturesque

1

to rock; to shake; to swing

2

to pick up; to gather; to find (and pick up; something someone has dropped); to select; to choose; to get (unexpectedly); to hit upon (luck, an opportunity, etc.)

5

at the same time; at once; just as ...; the moment ...; (but) at the same time; as well as

2

to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to

12

just a little

2

to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with

3

at times; occasionally

2

being too late; losing one's final chance

1

ruggedly; jaggedly; stiffly; choppy (e.g. graphics); lagged; clunky

2

mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements; e.g. trembling, quick steps); gradual; bit by bit

1

to begin to tremble

1

complexion; skin tone; skin colour; countenance; look (on one's face); expression

2

deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet

6

to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)

7

it's already too late

2

right; right-hand side; right hand; the above (in a piece of vertical writing); above-mentioned; the right (wing)

4

fist

6

to stick (into); to pierce; to enter at full speed; to hit (e.g. the catcher's mitt) at speed

2

(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount

6

to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of

2

left; left-hand side; left hand; the left (wing); leftist; fondness for alcohol

1

pit of the stomach; solar plexus

1

uppercut

2

jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)

5

to throw up (e.g. mud); to splash (up); to flip up; to tip up; to raise sharply (e.g. prices); to hike

7

half; 50%; 5 parts; 5%; equality; equal footing

4

to float in the air; to be unfinished; to be unsettled; to be undecided

2

to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)

11

to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued

1

androphobia

7

the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life

2

occurrence; happening; incident; event

5