jpdb beta

to blow up (i.e. wind); to blow upwards; to spout into the air

1

to open one's eyes wide (as in fear or anger); to faint

1

unworthy; unbecoming; improper

1

strange voice

1

hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game

2

dubious; puzzled; suspicious

3

to pass (of time); to elapse

3

crawling on all fours; getting on one's hands and knees; falling flat

1

tooth

2

to peel; to skin; to pare; to hull; to bare (e.g. fangs); to open wide (e.g. eyes)

3

mad dog

1

threat; intimidation; menace

1

covered with; stained; smeared

4

to defy accepted norms; to go off the rails; to be eccentric

1

deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing

2

and; thereupon; because of that

3

liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity

4

to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)

5

success; hit

3

on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead

2

violence; reckless action; (an) outrage

1

abusive language; violent language; wild words

1

to scurry home; to run home; to fly back

1

blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace

3

to curl oneself up; to squeeze oneself in; to be huddled

2

to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with

1

formidable enemy

1

exquisite; superb; perfect; miraculous

3

timing

2

pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)

2

loser; defeated person; the defeated

1

severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)

4

defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)

3

severe; strict; tough; hard

1

sense of values; values; value system

3

even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing

2

to comfort; to console; to amuse

3

particularly; only; in the case of

1

sigh

6

to assist; to help out

3

promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently

4

devoted; self-sacrificing

1

to say previously unspoken thoughts; to start saying; to court someone

1

good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless

2

to do (for someone)

1

turn (in line); order of things; sequential order

3

to take measures (in face of events being anticipated); to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together

1

devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding

1

to slip out; to steal out; to excel; to stand out

1

so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite

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