jpdb beta

to punish; to penalize; to penalise

1

stepping back; drawing back

1

looking pale; looking unwell

3

talkativeness; garrulity; loquacity

1

to explain away; to talk one's way out of; to excuse oneself; to evade

1

sparing a life; clemency; reconsideration of an employee's dismissal

1

perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance

1

to be subject to punishment; to be punished

1

to lie all the time; to fabricate a web of lies

1

excuse; explanation

1

to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to

1

slapping; splashing; splatting; banging shut; flat (refusal, denial, etc.)

1

to seal (e.g. a letter); to prevent (e.g. movement); to forbid; to block (e.g. speech)

1

to cast a sharp glance

1

unnatural; affected; studied; forced

1

villain; baddie; the villain's part

1

(feeling a chill or shiver) suddenly; (feeling) chilly; chillily; with a sudden sense of dread (or fear, etc.); (being) suddenly (afraid, frightened, etc.); suddenly (breaking out in a cold sweat)

1

oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin

1

reduction of penalty; commutation of a sentence

1

to enclose (with); to surround (with); to turn (one's head, heel, etc.); to rotate; to think over; to consider

1

to connect; to link together; to pull together; to close tightly; to purse (e.g. lips)

1

to say no more; to sink into silence

2

to cancel; to withdraw; to retract; to take back (words, etc.); to revoke

1

to freeze (to something); to be frozen (to); to freeze hard; to freeze completely

1

(suddenly) quiet

1

to fall completely silent; to become still as death

1

movement (of one's body); moving about; stirring; acting freely; doing as one pleases

1

silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction

1

difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)

1

with a burst of strength; rapidly; in one go

3

to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky

1

cold sweat; greasy sweat

1

hairline; borders of the hair

1

to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate

1

all present; all concerned; all of us

1

to sink deeply into one's mind; to come home to; to go to one's heart; to pierce one's body (e.g. of wind, cold, etc.)

1

(being moved) deeply; (feeling) profoundly; (going) straight to one's heart; going numb; stinging (pain)

1

to be touching; to be moving

1

speech and conduct; words and actions; words and deeds; behavior; behaviour; manners

6

being deeply moved emotionally; excitement; passion; inspiration; deep emotion; strong impression

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to turn aside adroitly; to dodge

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to face each other; to be opposite (to)

2

feelings of guilt

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unable to stay (on); unable to endure being somewhere a second longer; feel like running away

1

Satan; the Devil; the Prince of Darkness; king of the demons who try to prevent people from doing good

1

sprout; shoot; bud; germinal disk (in an egg)

2

as soon as ...; just after ...; immediately after ...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly

2

to pick; to pluck; to snip; to cut; to nip

2

approval; endorsement

1

round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm

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