jpdb beta

daddy; father; husband

1

huh?; what's up?

2

(breaking) with a snap (of a thread, string, etc.); (ending) suddenly (of a call, communications, etc.); piercing (e.g. with a needle); squashing (something small; e.g. an insect); breaking out (e.g. of a pimple)

1

high-pitched; shrill

1

(in) the air; midair; sky

2

spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)

2

to work hard; to sweat; to wash off one's sweat

1

from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because

1

plump; with a thud; heavily

1

dull sound; muffled sound

1

landing (on the ground); landing place; terminal; (shipping) destination; outcome; final result

1

place surrounded by walls; (within) prison

1

bustling; shuffling; squirming; creepy crawly

1

digression

1

time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance

2

phenomenon

1

relationship; connection; involvement; entanglement; implication (e.g. in a crime)

1

mankind; the human creature; fellow creatures

1

panic

1

hysteria

1

hallucination; illusion

1

unnatural phenomenon; strange happenings; haunting

1

going public (with a matter); becoming public knowledge; recourse to litigation; taking (a matter) to court

1

to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve

1

noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled

2

(news) scoop

2

gallant; dashing; jaunty

1

to release a shutter (camera); to click a shutter

1

shivering; trembling; shuddering; shaking

1

miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic

1

soft voice

1

flash (esp. of a camera); flashlight; very short scene in a film or TV show; newsflash

1

to burn; to kindle; to heat (a bath); to light (a stove); to use (a camera flash)

1

blinding someone's eyes (to make an escape); smoke screen; distraction; magic (trick); sleight of hand

1

articulation

1

to cry and shout; to scream

4

passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle

2

quick pace; quick steps; quick march; trot (horse gait)

1

to follow; to come along (with); to accompany; to come with (something); to follow as a result (of); to be incidental (to)

2

to take the form (of); to assume a shape

1

to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited

1

to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with

2

to live (on, by, etc.); to lead a life; to make a living; to earn a livelihood; to spend one's time (doing); to pass one's days (doing)

1

spring (device); spring (in one's legs); bounce; springboard; impetus

1

tacit understanding; unspoken agreement

1

old-timer; veteran; senior; old stump; old roots

1

household economy; housekeeping; homemaking

1

head nurse

1

aunt; old lady; ma'am

1

careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate

1