jpdb beta

to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend

8

interval; break; pause; gap (e.g. in the clouds); rift; cleft

1

to stick into; to pierce; to run into

5

to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)

2

shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation

1

net; netting; web

6

to have an eye on; to zero in on

3

to gather up into one's arms; to lift; to carry

1

rolling (something) up by spinning it around; coiling

2

to wind around; to wrap around; to coil around

3

to knock down; to beat (someone) up; to injure (someone) so badly they cannot recover (esp. emotionally); to overwhelm (with mental anguish, etc.)

1

(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it

7

to perspire; to sweat

3

fear; terror

1

to curse; to cast a spell; to haunt; to cause a bad result; to bring about a negative outcome

1

noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe

3

to hit; to beat; to shout at; to yell at

1

to be wrapped up (e.g. in a blanket); to cover oneself

1

to carry up; to bring up; to lift up; to elevate (someone) to a high position; to convince someone to accept a post (esp. through flattery)

4

advance warning; previous notice; announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner

1

to tie; to restrain; to confine; to bind; to fasten

12

to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)

3

in contrast to (one's, its) appearance

1

intolerable; unbearable; tremendous; out of this world; cannot help (doing); cannot but do

1

desk pad; sheet of plastic (or cardboard, felt, etc.) placed under writing paper; being pinned under; being caught under; model; pattern

1

direct hit

4

swelling; bulge; puff

2

to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten

3

to crawl out; to creep out; to begin to crawl

2

to fear; to be afraid of

10

to pass from one's lips; to escape one's lips

2

heinous

1

collar; lapels

1

whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic

3

spring; spring (in one's legs); bounce; springboard; impetus

2

(using) one's whole body; (putting in) all one's efforts; (exerting) all one's energies

1

to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear

2

to draw a sword

2

front and rear; before and after; order; sequence; consequences; context

3

shock; impact; crash

2

side (of the torso); flank; illegitimate child; child born by someone other than one's wife

2

imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-

1

to pose as; to (successfully) impersonate; to pretend to be; to (completely) become; to (fully) turn into

1

to sit down hard; to sink down to the floor

4

undisputed; entirely; perfect

2

clear weather; cloudless weather; good weather

2

popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character

2

(are you) alright?; (are you) OK?

1

to compete (with each other); to contend for; to vie for; to rival

3

monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself

2