jpdb beta

to explain away; to talk one's way out of; to excuse oneself; to evade

1

tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?

1

to let one's guard down

9

misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess

2

before very long; soon; someday; one of these days; sooner or later

1

outward appearance; apparent

2

just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that

5

to run off (fluid); to run down; to flow down

1

ordinary person; run-of-the-mill people; John Doe; Jane Doe

1

to be far apart (from); to be a long way off (from); to be remote; to be very different (from); to be quite unlike; to be far from (e.g. the truth)

1

devilish; diabolical

2

what sort; what kind

5

like this; this sort; this way

2

act of barbarity; barbarism; brutality; savagery

4

to be imaginable; to be conceivable

1

momentary; instantaneous

5

impulse; urge; impetus

1

bat (in baseball, cricket, etc.)

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using all one's strength; using all one's might

1

to be smashed up

5

fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard

4

thinking nothing of ...; undaunted by ...; in defiance of ...; in spite of ...; in the face of ...; ignoring ...

1

impossible; unthinkable; unbelievable; ridiculous

1

childish; childlike; immature; infantile

1

(common) use (of a language, currency, etc.); current use; to be accepted (e.g. of a way of thinking); to work (of an excuse, trick, etc.); going in and out; entrance and exit

2

extremely; in the extreme; knows no bounds (e.g. rudeness); boundless (e.g. universe, ocean); limitless

1

crunchy; gritty (sand, pebbles, etc.)

1

straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank

2

deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet

1

to breathe

2

to smash; to break into pieces

2

to act; to take action

4

persuasion

1

eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort

1

to explain; to preach; to advocate; to persuade; to prevail upon; to reason with

2

control; check; restraint; inhibition

2

to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)

1

to be bloodcurdling; to be ghastly

2

to put to death (e.g. a sinner, traitor, etc.); to punish someone with death

1

to make way for; to make room for; to get out of the way; to pave the way for; to open up opportunity

2

march; parade

1

pretending not to see (something); turning a blind eye (to); closing one's eyes (to); looking the other way

3

criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach

1

violent

3

art of self-defense (defence)

1

to step firmly (on); to harden by treading

1

to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to swallow up (in a crowd, whirlpool, the darkness, etc.); to suck in

1

hit; strike; blow

1

to crouch; to squat; to cower

3

inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care

2