jpdb beta

final; eventual; ultimate

4

feeler; tentacle; antenna; touching (with one's hand); feeling; sensing

2

strange; wonderful; weird; outrageous; mysterious

1

(dead) body; corpse; carcass; remains

2

wolf (Canis lupus); wolf in sheep's clothing; womanizer

1

to be believed to; to be expected to; to be feared to; to be poised to; to be considered to; to be likely to

1

to hold hands; to join hands; to do together; to go arm in arm; to join forces; to link hands

2

neighbour; neighbor; (people in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood

1

thoughtlessly; rashly; unwisely; halfway; half-done; incomplete

1

course; route; path; process; stages

1

stabilization; stabilisation

1

to do (a person) good; to bring profit

1

(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)

1

cutting a person down (without a second thought); sacrificing; throwing to the wolves; omission; rounding down (e.g. fractions); truncation

1

bad; evil

1

precedent

1

to win; to achieve; to gain; to obtain; to secure

1

way (of doing); manner; method; means

5

uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently

4

strict; hidebound; inflexible; being a stickler for the rules; sticking hard and fast to the rules

1

to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)

5

to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)

2

they; those guys; those fellows

2

crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers

3

lumping together; putting all together

1

exposure to wind; severe criticism

1

brute; beast; monster; inhuman person; ungrateful person

2

to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge

8

belligerent attitude; readiness to fight; belligerence

1

so; therefore; and; (and) then

2

to swell up; to bulge; to swell (of a budget, population, etc.); to increase significantly; to balloon

2

mist; haze

1

indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable

1

to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)

3

glaring at each other; confrontation; standoff; face-off

1

fervour; fervor; vigour; vigor; ardour; ardor

1

to weaken

1

with a thump; (hanging) straight down

1

to go to the bottom of an affair; to inquire into the origin

1

first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface

2

to make an error

1

wedge; chock; linchpin; tie; bond

1

to look away (from); to avert one's gaze; to disregard; to ignore; to escape (from); to turn away (from)

1

ugly; unsightly; hideous; mean; repulsive; disgraceful

2

to see through (a lie, scheme, etc.); to see into (someone's mind); to read (someone's true feelings); to penetrate

1

to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish

1

side; flank; position where one is not directly involved (in a matter); outsider's position; the sidelines

1

riding habit

1

tightly; tautly; (springing, straightening) up; suddenly; intuitively; instinctively

1

delicate; minute; fine; detailed; subtle

2