jpdb beta

slapping; splashing; splatting; banging shut; flat (refusal, denial, etc.)

1

to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out

1

truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic

1

to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart

1

continuously; the whole time; much (more); (by) far; far (away); long (ago, before, after)

3

face; visage; look; (facial) expression; honor (honour); face; influence

4

sobbing; weeping; whimpering

1

to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)

3

to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with

2

to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch

3

things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that

4

no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it

1

circumstances; condition; arranging; managing; lending money; raising money

1

to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed

1

to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong

1

be; is; isn't it?

2

if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so

5

how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way

1

so much; so; like that

2

serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)

3

straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank

1

to stare (at); to gaze (at); to look hard (at); to watch intently; to fix one's eyes (on)

2

downcast look

1

apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize

1

to look (stare) back at (someone); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to put a person to shame; to look back (behind oneself)

1

though; although; notwithstanding; while; as; at the same time as

2

timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear

1

to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell

1

(place) near by; (place) close by; (place) right next to; as soon as; right after

1

painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing

1

but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...

5

force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort

1

faltering; tottering; halting; unsteady; awkward; clumsy

1

to begin to speak

1

to be silent; to say nothing

1

to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)

1

one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look

1

to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from; to dodge (a question, blow, etc.)

1

to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)

3

(one's) self; oneself; yourself; himself; herself

2

fist

1

now; the present time; just now; another; more

1

together (with); at the same time; in one lump; in the same category

4

to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed

3

impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag

1

a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many

2

to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)

1

to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...

3

to need; to call for; to require

2

to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed

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