jpdb beta

still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less

3

snatching; stealing; seizure; usurpation

2

abusive language

1

sulky look (often with puffed cheeks); sullen look; pout; glower

3

lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help

1

to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for

3

to forgive and forget; to let bygones be bygones; to sweep under the carpet; to wipe the slate clean

1

intestines; bowels; entrails; guts; placenta (of a pumpkin, melon, etc.); fibrous pulp

1

to boil; to seethe

1

concession; conciliation; compromise

1

to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink

3

declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice

1

straight face; composed expression; nonchalant look

1

home position; origin; usual place (for something)

2

to envision how things will turn out (usu. unfortunate); to have foresight; to be able to see the future

2

to wrap up

6

battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition

4

to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone

3

calm; composed; self-possessed; firm

1

to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)

1

severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous

2

meddling (in); butting in; interference; poking one's nose into

1

gazing steadily at; observing (a person) closely; maintain a watch over

3

cough; coughing; tussis

1

to throw into disorder; to disarrange; to disturb (order, peace, etc.); to corrupt (public morals); to dishevel (hair)

4

party (social gathering); party (group of people participating in an activity, esp. mountain climbing); (political) party

1

this much; this amount

2

reward; recompense; return; punishment; retribution

1

pale; pallid

5

blood (in one's face, cheeks, etc.); colour; color; hot-bloodedness; hotheadedness; impulsive temperament

1

to disappear; to vanish; to go; to leave; to die

12

to lean against; to set against

5

to jump down; to leap down; to jump off; to leap off

10

eyelashes

2

creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring

1

pale; pallid; bluish-white

2

to take someone's pulse

2

to stay calm; to keep cool

2

to dismantle; to demount; to take something away; to detach

2

bearded face; unshaven face; hairy face

1

to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)

4

to state; to express; to say; to tell; to mention

17

penetrating cold

1

taking; taker; last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day; active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration); emphatic or formal prefix

1

dry wind

1

unnatural; affected; studied; forced

1

to correct oneself; to restate

2

dangerous element; person who poses a high risk

2

confinement; imprisonment; incarceration

1

to vanish gradually (e.g. of a voice); to trail off; to die away; to feel one's soul leaving one's body (from embarrassment, grief, etc.); to feel faint; to feel numb

1