jpdb beta

exposed; scanty; bare; public; open

2

to push (something) against

1

gulpingly; in one gulp

1

having; holding; wear; durability; shouldering (an expense); being responsible (for paying)

1

secret ceremony; ritual; sanctum sanctorum

1

to refuse; to reject; to repel; to repulse; to make (someone) leave; to send away

10

anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case

1

soon; before long; in the near future

1

no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook

1

to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct

5

one's heart; the mind; inner feelings; inmost thoughts; true motives

1

bottomless; unlimited; immeasurable; inexhaustible

1

seeing through; perceiving; noticing; getting wind of

1

to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate

2

night air; stillness of night; cool evening

1

to survive

2

negligence; carelessness

1

to pay attention; to be watchful

1

extremely fast; in a flash; too quick for the eye to catch

1

to fall flat; to fall face down

1

literally; to the letter; literal

2

shout; cry; outcry; yell; shriek; scream

5

to purse one's lips

1

impulse; urge; impetus

1

dark night

2

(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees

2

gap; narrow space between things; valley; gorge; loophole (in a castle wall); arrow slit

1

up in a tree; in the trees

1

to throw oneself; to jump; to leap

1

intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart

1

somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of

1

tenth; tithe

1

to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing

1

coming and going; recurring (esp. thoughts)

1

full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)

1

to understand; to appreciate; to interpret

1

to mind; to care; to worry

2

to regain one's breath; to catch one's breath

1

to spare; to grudge; to regret; to lament; to be reluctant (to do); to be unwilling

1

haste; hurry; urgency; in a hurry; quickly; with haste

1

serious wound; serious injury

1

to carry on one's back; to bear; to take (responsibility); to assume; to suffer (an injury); to sustain (a wound)

2

to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug

1

to argue vehemently

2

bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement

2

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)

2

impulsive; emotional; straightforward; hot-headed; quick-tempered

1

character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)

5

calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind

3

composure; calmness; self-possession; depositing (at the bottom); deposition; accumulation

1