jpdb beta

four

1

shadow or cloud (e.g. on someone's happiness); shade; gloom

1

about the middle

1

scorpion (Scorpiones spp.)

1

quick-witted and agile; keen and nimble

1

to slip through; to slip past; to evade

1

boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)

2

I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal

5

to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below

3

direct hit

3

popularity; favour; defense; defence; agreement; receiver of technique (e.g. in martial arts)

1

to attack; to assault; to assail

2

central part; heart (of a city)

1

to aim at

3

fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly

1

complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face

2

offense and defense; offence and defence

3

to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)

1

audacious; daring; bold; throaty (voice); rough; deep

1

stature; body height

1

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

3

feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness

1

alkene; olefin; olefine

43

much the same

1

worthy of special mention

1

quarrel; dispute

1

looking on; remaining a spectator

1

you bastard!; you son of a bitch!

2

quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument

2

to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel

3

picking on somebody smaller than oneself; bullying the weak

2

you (plural)

4

to pick a fight

2

to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with

1

entrusting (something to a person); consignment (of goods); putting in someone's charge; trust; commission

4

quest; pursuit; search

8

personal; inter-personal

1

habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle

1

confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)

1

belief; faith; conviction

1

appearance; expression; manifestation

2

advantages and disadvantages; interests (of parties)

1

coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation

1

community

1

form; shape; figure

1

starting; inauguration; launch; founding; establishment; start-up

1

belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of

1

mankind; the human creature; fellow creatures

1

out of the question; unthinkable; impossible

1

very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave

1