jpdb beta

cylinder

2

rotation (usu. around something); revolution; turning

1

spontaneous discharge; accidental gun discharge

1

loading; charging; filling

2

chamber (of a gun)

1

calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!

1

series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza

2

action; movements; motions; bearing; behaviour; behavior

1

to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain

1

to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on

2

to breathe out; to exhale

3

grip

1

annoying; provoking

2

to help up

1

it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it

3

taking one's children along (to an event, into a new marriage, etc.); parent with child

1

futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness

4

to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)

2

obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)

4

taking (a suspect to the police); dragging (someone) away

1

sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course

4

sooner or later

1

as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly

4

to sniff out; to get wind of

1

to fail; to blunder; to make a mess; to drink up; to eat up

2

relation; connection; relevance

2

whispering; subdued; murmuring; dry and tasteless

1

to begin to speak

1

aimlessly; unexpectedly (showing up); slowly swaying; staggering; moving feebly

1

to stagger; to stumble; to totter; to misconduct oneself; to have a love affair; to waver

1

to lean against; to lean on; to recline on; to lie heavy (on the stomach); to be uneasily digested

3

one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common

1

temple (side of head)

1

to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)

2

handkerchief

3

suspicious; doubtful

3

cuff; armhole

1

to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of

1

shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma

1

to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)

2

feel sick; feel unwell

2

pure; true; genuine; unmixed

5

on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture

2

abruptly; suddenly; unexpectedly

1

discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference

4

from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely

1

with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)

4

low voice; whisper

2

reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for

1

to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for

1