jpdb beta

to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away

3

or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; by the way

2

to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into

5

first-hand account

1

to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off

3

to swell up (by soaking in or absorbing a liquid); to become soft; to become soggy; to become lazy; to become indolent; to become slack

2

space on a page (e.g. in a newspaper); surface of paper; letter; writings

7

to tear off; to rip off

1

to be square; to be angular; to be jagged; to be formal; to be stiff; to be ceremonious

1

guilty (feeling, conscience, look, etc.); (feeling) uneasy

1

title; caption; heading

2

pen-name

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real name

2

to narrow; to contract

1

to fade (of a colour); to grow dull in color (colour); to lose vividness; to lose freshness; to grow stale

1

unable to understand (reason, motive, etc.)

1

to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)

3

from the beginning; without hesitation; entirely; completely; head-on; head-first

2

retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)

8

to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to

2

to be unusual (of a person or thing); to be uncommon; to be peculiar; to be eccentric; to be different

1

crowd of people

3

to walk away; to walk off

2

how old; what age

1

next month

1

to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)

1

to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)

1

English (language)

17

to cause trouble; to cause a disturbance

1

before long; even now

3

before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares

4

successive; consecutive; back-to-back; one after another

5

to crush; to squash; to flatten; to quash (a plan, opposition, etc.); to crush; to suppress

1

as soon as possible; ASAP; even a little early

1

jail; gaol; jailhouse

1

otherwise; if not; or else

2

hence; for that reason

3

to raise one's voice; to shout

1

manyfold

2

How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?

1

to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize

2

(gaping) widely

1

fly swatter; flyswatter; fly swat

1

crushed flat; flattened; flat-chested girl; sound of a sticky rice cake sticking to something

1

internal organs; viscera

1

irritation; annoyance; frustration

4

simmer; bubble out; flow out

1

to well up; to burst; to arise

1

to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish

1

important; significant; precious; valuable; careful

1