jpdb beta

top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes

3

unsteady steps; bobbing

1

armful; bundle

1

fireball; ball of fire; will-o'-the-wisp; jack-o'-lantern

1

to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)

1

shock wave

1

smoke; fumes

1

to hang over; to shroud; to enshroud; to envelop; to screen

1

lightning strike; thunderbolt; bolt of lightning; to strike (lightning); to be struck by lightning

1

thick; viscous; muddy; dirty (with oil, grease, etc.); to be in an ugly state (of emotions, relations, etc.); to be murky

1

reverberation; echo

1

before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to

1

horizontally; flat; across; crossways; crosswise

1

facing upward

1

far away in the distance; in the far distance

1

to get up (e.g. from bed); to make one's way in the world; to achieve in life

1

forelock; bangs

1

dark; blackish

1

bits and pieces; frizzily (as in perm)

1

to be sooty; to be stained

1

to stretch; to reach to; to stand on tiptoe

1

married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)

2

men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders

2

top secret mission

3

one house

1

taking over (e.g. store or family's headship); subrogation; substitution of one person for another (usu. a creditor)

1

look who's talking; you're one to talk; you can talk

1

bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh

1

Okinawan pig breed

1

private property; personal belongings; personal effects

1

unskilled; incompetent; poor; bad

1

small build; small stature; petite; small pattern

2

glove; mitten; mitt

3

iron powder

1

to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included

3

association; union; guild

3

to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)

1

argyle

1

to mediate; to intervene

1

to knock down; to beat up (till unable to stand)

1

indignation; resentment

1

unthinkable; unexpected; outrageous; offensive

2

evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights

2

reward; compensation; collateral; security; turning to look behind

1

act of mercy; helping another person

1

thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward

3

to be smeared; to be covered

3

to rub; to scrub; to scrape

1

to hesitate; to waver

1

I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me

3