jpdb beta

to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience

1

to be parted from; to be separated

1

boisterously; roughly; briskly

2

joke; playfulness; kidding around

1

right shoulder

2

gently (falling)

1

one tuft (of hair, threads, etc.); one bunch (of grapes, bananas, etc.); one cluster (e.g. of flowers); one segment (of a tangerine, etc.); one section

1

whether one wants to or not; without choice

2

tearjerker; sob story; maudlin tale

1

to introduce; to compare; to check; to adjust; to pull into place

1

to fight to the last (death)

1

embarkation; boarding

1

to be disheartened; to lose heart; to be sprained; to be snapped; to be broken

3

lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness

2

dissipation; prodigality; debauchery

2

to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate

2

bent back; indecisive attitude; timidity; lack of nerve

1

to be hot on a person's heels

4

weak; feeble

2

war orphan

1

to become old enough to understand what's going on around oneself (of a child, etc.)

1

to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss

1

theft; stealing; larceny

1

blackmail; extortion; threat (to extort money)

1

arson; setting fire

1

fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them; flaking out

1

damage; injury; defamation; harm

1

juvenile vagrant; street urchin; waif; guttersnipe

1

first impression

1

to be superfluous; to be in excess; to be more than enough

1

mad dog

1

foster parent; adoptive parent; person who raised one; founding figure; key developer

2

great benefactor; person to whom one is greatly indebted

1

age-appropriate (esp. of clothing, hairstyles)

1

to be in high spirits; to be encouraged; to be lively; to cheer up

1

axe; ax; hatchet

1

great sage

1

rushing around; running wild

1

phosphorus (P)

1

persistence; fortitude; indomitability

1

coward; weakling; scaredy cat; wimp; sissy

1

considerable; decent; suitably; reasonably; one matter; one field

2

when; how soon; how long until

3

to follow; to come along (with); to accompany; to come with (something); to follow as a result (of); to be incidental (to)

1

to come of age; to become an adult; to become fully qualified; to stand on one's own

1

-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as ...; expresses a command

1

front and rear; before and after; order; sequence; consequences; context

1

pride; dignity; self-respect

4

independence from parents

4

leaving the nest; going out into the world; becoming independent

1