jpdb beta

overswelling (of a blood vessel); engorgement; bulging; squaring one's shoulders; flexing one's muscles

1

to turn round; to face about; to turn about

2

(large) gun; cannon; artillery; long-ball hitter; home-run hitter

1

to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort

3

to smash; to break

1

to rub; to chafe; to wear out; to become worn; to lose one's innocence; to become sly

1

to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light

1

low (level, value, price, etc.)

1

upper; upward; upper (of a shoe); uppercut; upper (drug); stimulant

1

to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to evade (question, subject); to ward off; to avert; to put aside

1

under one's eyes; below one's eyes

1

horizontally; flat; across; crossways; crosswise

1

to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)

5

point of a spear; spearhead; focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; force (of an argument); edge

1

both arms

2

to grab at; to grasp at; to clutch at

1

solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating

3

to interlace; to fit together; to combine; to mingle

2

scolding; rebuke; reprimand; fierce encouragement; exhorting

1

to whip; to lash; to give the rod; to spur on; to encourage

1

to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)

1

breast; chest

1

before one's eyes

1

to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)

1

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

1

to bite into; to sink one's teeth into; to stick to; to cling to; to hold on to

3

to surround; to crowd around; to gather around; to encircle; to besiege

2

to turn one's back on; to be uninterested in

2

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

1

defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable

1

gear; cogwheel; cog (in an organization, company, etc.); cog in the machine

3

to join; to be put together; to combine; to unite; to fit; to close (e.g. of a wound)

1

ringing; throbbing violently

2

to leave (a matter, decision, etc. to someone); to entrust (to someone); to leave (to chance, one's imagination, etc.); to let (take its own course); to use (money, strength, spare time, etc.) to the full; to use freely

2

sudden; abrupt; improvised; hasty; impromptu skit; bandwagon fan

1

dispersion; breakup; variance; dispersion

1

scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation

1

laurel wreath

34

to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up

1

evening meal; supper; dinner

8

win; victory

2

another; one more; (not) quite; (not) very; lacking

1

these guys; these fellows

2

anything and everything; just about everything

2

gluttony

1

to stagger; to stumble

1

wondrous; marvellous; uncanny; like a charm

1

clear; plain; distinct; obvious; evident; articulate

1

to hit hard; to strike hard

1

to pin (someone) down; to hold down; to shut out (one's opponent); to keep (the opposing team) from scoring; to suppress; to control

2