jpdb beta

proposal; proposition; suggestion

1

if you do this; if this is the case

1

even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)

1

how others look at you; what others think about you

1

unshapely; unsightly; clumsy; unpresentable; uncouth; awkward

1

plants; vegetation

1

to push aside; to push one's way through

1

certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid

2

to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down

1

far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far

2

to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)

1

bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive

1

covering; protection; backing; relief

1

to throw at; to throw something at a person; to throw a person down

1

preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding

1

hair's breadth

1

to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way

5

Morning star (weapon)

1

to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)

2

sharply; harshly; stingingly

1

iron ball

1

just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of

1

to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep

1

to take a step backward; to step back (i.e. to re-think something); to distance oneself (from); to behave humbly; to budge (a little); to make one concession

1

another (person); the other person; one more (person)

5

bottom; buttocks

2

luckily; happily

1

to coil about; to follow about; to surround; to cling to

2

furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more

2

seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...

2

unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to

2

covered with; stained; smeared

1

to fall flat; to fall face down

1

gulpingly; in one gulp

1

partner; pal; accomplice

1

saliva; spit; sputum

1

to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up

1

gourd-shaped war fan; referee's fan; stratagem; tactics

1

quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful

1

to survive

2

lung

1

amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity

1

deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong

2

deep breath

1

this area; around here

1

to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)

2

no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about

1

depressed; bummed out; down; heavy-hearted; heavy-spirited; feeling reluctant (to do)

1

fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)

1

I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal

2