jpdb beta

bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; confusion

1

to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank

3

claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention

1

unable to stay (on); unable to endure being somewhere a second longer; feel like running away

1

dangerous; perilous; threatening; stern (expression); hostile (attitude); sharp

1

escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing

1

end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)

1

arbor; arbour; bower; summer house; square gazebo

2

to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)

3

to shake and untangle; to shake free from

2

break in the deadlock

1

means; way; method; measure

2

to happen to have; to have on hand; to carry (e.g. money)

1

what one has a mind to do; what one feels like (doing); being so minded; (with) that in mind

1

there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much

3

to be suspicious of (someone's motives); to suspect (that)

1

to snatch (from someone); to tear (away); to steal

1

to pick up; to pick out (e.g. key points in an article); to single out; to point out

1

before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing

1

not a chance; not likely; no way; oh no; yuck; eew

1

conducting oneself properly; right conduct; doing the right thing

1

to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)

3

finally; in the end; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)

4

imperative form; command

1

demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire

2

to bear; to endure

2

movement (of one's body); moving about; stirring; acting freely; doing as one pleases

1

jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)

2

different person; another person; someone else; changed man

4

to hang over; to cover; to lie over; to fall on one's shoulders; to become one's responsibility; to become a burden

1

panic; scare; alarm; panic; financial panic

1

to shut one's eyes; to close one's eyes; to turn a blind eye (to); to close one's eyes (to); to die

4

to butt heads; to head-butt

1

to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)

2

gap; opening; break; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness

3

to run away; to run off

1

early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly

2

this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type

1

to give a reason

1

restlessly; aimlessly; to loiter; to drift; to be restless; to fuss

1

sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly

1

outsider; someone outside of a group

1

secret meeting; clandestine meeting

2

laughing at an inappropriate time; not being able to hold back one's laughter; scornful laughter; snicker; snigger

1

is that so?; I see; right; oh

4

one's person

2

to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on

1

doing (with resolve); carrying out (e.g. a plan)

2

to bring someone along

2

failure

1