jpdb beta

24 hours; twenty-four hours

1

to grasp back; to squeeze back; to grab back

2

temperature

1

to be scorched into; to be seared into; to make a strong impression; to be etched in (one's memory)

1

time (three times, each time, etc.); times

4

sharp pain; acute pain; intense pain

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

to wash away; to rinse off

1

to dry up (spring, pond, etc.); to run out

1

both eyes

5

how much; how many; to what extent

4

with a start; with a jump

2

phantom; vision; something fleeting; short-lived dream; fabled item; mythical thing

1

it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...

1

(in) his way; peculiar to him

2

to stare back at; to look back at

1

trembling voice; quavering voice

1

to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block

2

to ask; to enquire; to query

2

central part; heart (of a city, etc.)

2

faraway; far-off

1

to face on; to look out on to

1

church; congregation

19

spire; steeple; pinnacle; minaret

3

the whole town; all over the town; throughout the town

2

quiet; still; surreptitious

1

mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance

6

impulse; urge; impetus

1

to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress

2

to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do

7

to frown; to scowl

3

to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest

2

all day long; all the day; throughout the day

1

to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up

1

to freeze (from fear); to be unable to (too frightened to) run

1

to bear; to endure

1

to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to fill with (emotion, enthusiasm, power, etc.); to imbue with; to fill a space (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. of a voice)

5

I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference

1

bottomless; unlimited; immeasurable; inexhaustible

1

self-condemnation; self-reproach; self-accusation

1

anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever

1

deep emotion; strong feelings

4

to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to

1

to stick (into); to pierce; to enter at full speed; to hit (e.g. the catcher's mitt) at speed

2

thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words

1

unhurriedly; leisurely; slowly; relaxedly; taking one's time

1

to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on

9

feel; touch

1

to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge

1

to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light

3