jpdb beta

four (long cylindrical things)

3

to help out of (trouble); to extricate

2

beforehand; in advance; previously

1

indeed; it's no wonder

1

to pick up; to find; to gather

1

not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect

1

not so

1

to become blue; to turn green; to turn pale; to blanch (with fear)

1

to pick up; to pick out

3

surrounding at a distance

1

to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away

2

well; now; then

1

shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext

1

purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention

3

wise; clever; smart

1

involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation

1

moving about; stirring about

1

we

3

wisdom; intelligence; intellect

2

title; caption; heading

1

reading surreptitiously

1

vague recollection; faint memory

1

origin; beginning

1

yours sincerely; respectfully yours

1

person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute

1

to twist; to distort

1

to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate

1

sinful; wicked; immoral

1

book; volume

1

to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)

1

to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up

1

anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly

4

root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature

2

to reach; to get to; to arrive at

1

to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)

1

to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)

1

particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty

1

to hang on the wall

1

to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)

3

despair; hopelessness

1

to throw away

2

to bash; to hit hard; to strike; to beat (someone in battle)

2

shock; impact; crash

4

deep blue sky; bottomless blue sky

1

you; I; me; oneself

3

to go pale; to grow pale; to lose color; to turn white

1

to refer to; to use as reference

1

at the last moment; this late in the game

1

temple (side of head)

1

to fall down with a "plop"

1