jpdb beta

to stand on end (hair, fur); to bristle; to ruffle (up)

1

to commit a crime; to do evil

1

single word; a few words; brief comment

2

foundation; root; basis; root and trunk

1

repair; mending; fixing; servicing

1

impossible; incapable (of doing); incompetence; inability; impotence; having no solution (of an equation)

1

elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself

8

to lose one's life

1

emotional instability

1

to be too long

1

demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire

2

conductor's stick; conductor's baton

1

thunderstruck; hit by a thunderbolt; struck by lightning

1

astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock

1

dizzy; giddy

1

for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being

1

soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself

2

to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross

6

to take someone's life; to kill someone

2

(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate

1

lack; absence; shortage; deficiency; privation

1

fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity

1

scratch; graze; abrasion

1

to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace

2

flash (of light); glint; schiller

8

before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them

3

direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)

2

to undo; to untie; to unfasten; to unlace; to unravel; to loosen

1

degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about

1

to dissolve; to melt

5

blinking (in surprise)

4

blood vessel; vein

4

definite; final; decisive; conclusive

2

throwaway; disposable; single-use

1

to cough violently; to have a coughing fit

6

to appease; to suppress; to calm

1

sadness; sorrow; grief

3

hairline; borders of the hair

2

to be torn off; to come off; to be torn to pieces; to be torn to shreds

1

abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed

1

to wrinkle; to crinkle; to shrivel

2

wet through; drenched

1

lead pipe

1

to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise

1

that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you

1

one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)

3

money; metal

3

to desire; to want; to wish for; to covet

1

to do exactly what one is told to do; to be subservient; to be easily controlled

1

unbelievable; incredible; implausible

6