jpdb beta

blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe

1

mane (of a horse, lion, etc.)

2

arrow; wedge; chock

6

loading; charging; filling

2

crossbow

3

height (of body); stature

5

spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering

3

to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish

5

perfectly ordered; perfectly coordinated

1

to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross

1

madness; insanity

3

-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of

7

smile

1

to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post

7

ripple (on water); wavelets; ripple (e.g. of uneasiness); unrest; disturbance

1

to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor

1

siren

1

intonation; accent; modulation; inflection

2

intruder; invader; trespasser; raider

2

to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)

1

jail; gaol; jailhouse

1

to throw into; to toss into

2

scaffold; gallows

1

goes before a verb to strengthen its meaning or to add emphasis

1

on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway

6

brains; brain tissue

1

lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily

1

pudding (esp. custard); black hair dyed blond but where the roots have again turned black

1

what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything

3

lump (of flour, etc.); clump (of ground meat, etc.)

2

(hard) candy; toffee; rice-sugar; sugar made from the starch of rice, potatoes, etc.; amber; yellowish-brown

2

earlobe

1

crisp (like a pickle); crunchy; firm (musculature); stiff (shoulders, neck, etc.)

1

to the end; to the last

3

to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel

4

way out; means to escape; escape route

1

clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)

14

to look around; to survey

8

diagonally upward; (going in a) completely unexpected direction (of a story, result, etc.)

2

design; pattern

1

two-storied building

1

to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see

5

to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to

1

to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)

5

vine-like; climbing; creeping

1

plant; vegetation

1

to surround; to encircle; to enclose

1

to fix (e.g. to a wall); to secure; to install; to plant

1

spiral staircase

7

door; gate; opening; title page

12