jpdb beta

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

2

underhand grip (e.g. in gymnastics, etc.); cross-handed grip (e.g. in golf, etc.); using one's hands backwards from their conventional positioning; reverse grip (e.g. of a sword); turning the tables (on an opponent); reverse arm-lock (in judo); joint lock

2

to shift (something) from one hand to the other; to carry in a different way; to change one's grip (on); to exchange (what one is holding for something else)

1

quick; prompt; alert; smart; clever; astute

1

piece of paper; paper scrap; paper strip

1

going on and on (about inconsequential things); talking nonsense; idling away the time; dawdling

1

to finish speaking

1

to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish

1

to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off

1

going straight on; going straight ahead

1

stomach (esp. a pig's stomach or a cow's rumen); pork stomach

1

tip of an ear (of wheat, etc.); tip (of a brush, spear, etc.); point; spearhead

1

passing through (of a tunnel, bullet, etc.); going (right) through; penetrating; (arch.) being well versed (in)

1

handle; grip; holder; person who holds

1

to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)

1

end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap

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to pitch forward; to fall forward

1

side of the face; side

1

to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)

1

unsightly; ungraceful; clumsy; awkward; unpresentable; unshapely

1

to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light

1

to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar

2

ptoo (sound of spitting); ptui; ptew; ptooey

1

to glare at; to scowl at

1

trivial; not amounting to much

1

to brush away; to sweep aside; to repel (e.g. enemy); to drive away; to rout

2

to stagger; to stumble

2

strong; intense; severe

1

shit!; damn!

1

cane; walking stick; staff; wand

1

choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy

1

cow

1

to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline

1

to make a fresh start; to turn over a new leaf; to call again; to visit again; to come again

1

successive; consecutive; back-to-back; one after another

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to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep

2

to rage; to fly into a rage; to become furious

2

somewhat large; of a larger size; on the large side; large swing (bat, racquet, etc.); long sweeping stroke

1

rough; crude; sloppy; miscellaneous

1

it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...

1

ordinary person; run-of-the-mill people; John Doe; Jane Doe

2

to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in

1

(direct) hit; hitting the mark

2

to run out of breath; to get breathless; to get puffed (out)

1

gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase

1

both arms

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Vita

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to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt

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cracking sound (e.g. cracking one's knuckles); crunching sound

1

laborious; arduous; strenuous; painstaking; trying; taxing

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