jpdb beta

calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind

1

to lose; to miss (a chance, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)

5

deep breath

1

to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to adjust; to regulate (e.g. rhythm, tune, one's breathing)

2

alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay

4

to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse

2

again; once again; yet again

1

to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of

1

abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve

5

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

bullet; shot; shell

1

dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly

5

to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big

2

innocence; being not guilty

1

gossip; corner of the mouth

1

having wounds all over one's body; being wounded all over; receiving a drubbing; being subjected to a barrage of criticism

1

that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family

6

bulldozer

2

expression; representation; description; representation (of a group)

1

sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable

1

suitable; appropriate; becoming; fitting

3

motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (e.g. endure); stoically

5

alternately; by turns

3

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

2

frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed

8

fist

4

to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify

3

plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward

1

fighting stance; fighting pose

2

negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness

2

ring; arena; ring

1

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

2

threat; menace

3

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

2

failure; mistake; blunder

3

cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)

5

to sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen

1

the sixth sense; intuition; hunch

1

whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur

2

to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully

1

orbit; trajectory; (railroad) track; (right) track; proper course

1

high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway

2

calculation; computation; reckoning; consideration; calculation; estimation

3

light; easy; non-serious; minor

1

jump; leap; skip; bound

1

jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)

5

lukewarm; tepid; lenient

1

negotiations; bargaining; discussions; connection; relationship; relations

1

(common) use (of a language, currency, etc.); current use; to be accepted (e.g. of a way of thinking); to work (of an excuse, trick, etc.); going in and out; entrance and exit

1

to get entangled (with each other); to get muddled together

1