jpdb beta

to cramp up; to tighten; to be insistent; to persist (in one's opinion); to act tough; to bluff; to prop up (e.g. with a post)

2

somehow; for some reason or other

3

with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter

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also called

1

distance; journey; itinerary; path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process

1

tightrope walking; high-wire act; funambulism; treading a tightrope; walking on thin ice; pulling a risky balancing act

2

vividly; clearly; distinctly; acutely

1

feeling keenly; fully realizing

2

one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary

6

adult; grown-up; person who has come of age; fully fledged; established; qualified

1

to injure; to damage; to kill; to hinder; to obstruct

1

how (can); by what means

1

not yet known; unknown; strange

2

to become familiar with and cherish; to get to know and love

1

to answer; to fire back; to retort; to redo; to do over; to try again

1

counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow

5

paralysis; palsy; numbness; loss of sensation; standstill; state of paralysis

1

recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition

4

to resist (with force); to fight back; to oppose

1

to have in one's dreams

1

side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case

3

precisely because

7

long (time that has passed); old (story)

1

fear of death

1

standing still

2

(not) ever; (not) at all; (not) on any account; deepest bottom of the earth

1

instead; but (on the other hand)

1

no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine

3

to wound; to murder

4

this much; this amount

1

announcement; notice

1

no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about

5

easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply

6

impatience

2

river; stream; River; the ... river

1

to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts

1

I don't know about ... but; it may be possible for ... but

1

miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable

1

loss of fighting spirit; losing the will to fight

1

soldier; combatant; warrior

2

hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker

6

loss; forfeit

2

self-respect; self-confidence; guts; backbone; pride; drive

1

to well (up); to gush out (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to sweat; to feel emotions (e.g. joy, bravery, etc.); to spring up (e.g. an idea, emotions, clouds)

5

to grovel; to go down on one's hands and knees

1

disgrace; humiliation; insult

1

to live long; to survive

1

light; easy; non-serious; minor

2

sophisticated; refined; witty; urbane; unconstrained

1

I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt

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