jpdb beta

spider's thread; spider silk

1

supple; flexible; elastic; graceful; elegant; refined

1

boorish; unrefined; rustic; uncouth; clumsy; brusque

2

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

creak; squeak; creaking; discord; strife; friction

1

contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist

1

bend; curvature; deflection

1

one thin flat object; one sheet

1

in its entirety; whole; wholly

3

remarkably; markedly; rapidly; sound of breaking or creaking

1

to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off

1

new; fresh; novel

1

to spread (flames)

1

admiration; wonder; astonishment

1

call; appeal

2

as (somebody) says

1

among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)

1

exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste

1

to hold a person back; to restrain; to catch in one's arms

2

to take a step backward; to retreat a step

2

to keep away; to keep at a distance

1

guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement

1

principal occupation; main job; professional; an expert; I (of a government official, etc.); me

1

to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise

1

early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly

1

to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)

1

dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)

4

several people; a few people

2

and then; after that

2

reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight

2

falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses

1

to compare with the eye

1

forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what

1

taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven

1

shoulder

7

spreading one's legs wide apart; straddle; long stride; big steps; thigh-scooping body drop

1

to come back

4

some people; a few people; several people

1

to raise overhead

7

tone; manner of speaking

1

rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless

2

objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument

1

angry voice

2

insurrection; rebellion; revolt; riot; uprising

1

vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard

2

to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess

1

middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly

4

anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest

1

to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble

1

to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand

1