jpdb beta

to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)

2

to cover one's face

3

shame; embarrassment; disgrace

1

next; hypo- (i.e. containing an element with low valence); order; sequence

1

really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit

2

to fail; to blunder; to make a mess; to drink up; to eat up

3

corners of the mouth

1

to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled

3

somehow; for some reason; without knowing why

1

silence

3

to blur; to shade off; to gradate; to obscure; to make ambiguous

1

off the mark; off base; misdirected; irrelevant

3

acceleration; speeding up

1

serious wound; hard blow

1

to impress (someone)

1

total

1

steady advance; carrying all before one

1

supporter (e.g. of the arts); adherent; proponent

2

unfavourably; unfavorably; disparagingly; insultingly; ill

1

to fall fast asleep; to be confined to one's bed; to be laid up

4

deadly serious; deadly earnest

1

to exhaust one's vocabulary (in trying to persuade somebody or explain something, etc.); to run out of words; to be verbose; to cajole; to talk someone's head off

2

always; at any time

2

one step higher; one better; cut above; one up

1

to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall

1

you; dear; honey

12

very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly

5

to be contrary; to run counter (to); to conflict (with); to disagree (with)

2

for oneself; for one's own sake; on one's own account

1

gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees

2

reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)

6

to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)

3

to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)

3

aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support

1

powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging

2

in this way; like this

1

to crouch; to squat; to cower

1

to keep standing

1

to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)

4

be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)

4

actually; really

1

to encourage; to cheer; to raise (the voice)

1

beckoning

4

to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)

2

somewhat reserved (diffident); shyly; timidly; retiringly; in a retiring (reserved) manner

2

to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)

3

secret talk

1

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

6

neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching

1

upper body

1