jpdb beta

no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about

4

fellow; mutual; companion; comrade

5

that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there

1

absentmindedness; preoccupation; setting one's mind at ease; ceasing to worry; (arch.) loss of one's moral sense; (arch.) straying from virtue

3

average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to

1

to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)

1

unfortunately; sorry, but ...

1

to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)

4

being reluctant to give out (pay, provide, etc.); giving out grudgingly

2

to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime

16

blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings

1

to give; to do (something) for

1

both fists

1

grant; allowance; endowment; bestowal; assignment; conferment

3

pattern; design

7

to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air

10

to draw (a bow) to the limit; to pull tight; to squeeze tight; to strain (voice)

1

rook; fly ball

3

hand game (e.g. rock-paper-scissors)

1

dull sound; muffled sound

2

high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway

5

fist-sized

1

to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)

4

to run out; to rush out; to start running; to begin to run; to break into a run

1

come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm

4

to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum

2

to stretch around (e.g. a fence, dragnet, etc.); to lay out (e.g. a wiring system, network, etc.); to string up (e.g. an antenna, ship's rigging, etc.)

1

you

10

in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once

8

getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate

2

reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight

6

to turn aside adroitly; to dodge

1

swing and a miss; (punching and) failing to make contact; (ending in) failure; fruitless effort

1

to compare with the eye; to judge by comparison; to take into consideration; to bear in mind

2

jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)

7

to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)

13

through (e.g. an intermediary, a medium); via; over (e.g. a network); across; by way of; by means of

2

looking away; looking aside; outsider's perspective; observer's view

1

(practical) application; putting to practical use; applied (e.g. physics, linguistics, research)

6

brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved

1

fault; weakness; flaw; crux (of a matter); difficult point; point of contention

1

such; like that; that sort of

4

the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not

2

heavy work; manual labour; feat of strength

3

to break (into pieces); to smash; to shatter (someone's hopes, confidence, etc.); to crush; to simplify; to make easy to understand

3

to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)

3

binding force

1

shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation

12

case; occasion; situation; circumstances

4

stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification

1