jpdb beta

stout-hearted; firm; courageous; brave; tough

1

lead; leading; leading (in points, goals, etc.); getting ahead; lead (from a base); lead (of an article); lede

1

to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through

40

to choose (and take); to select; to pick (out)

2

one sweep (of the eye); sweeping view; unbroken view

1

darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy

7

narrow path; narrow lane

1

to delineate; to draw; to express; to imagine

1

paved road

2

to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray

2

roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open

1

in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)

3

to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive

4

slope; slanting surface; bevel

2

seat; bench; temporary job while looking for a better job or until one marries

1

to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate

1

mincing; cutting; rapping (a percussion instrument); beating; shredded tobacco; interval

1

closing in on (the enemy, first place, etc.); coming close to; pressing hard; pressing hard (e.g. with a question); taking to task; grilling

1

process

1

to be bewildered; to be perplexed

3

to become scared; to have an attack of nerves; to have a yellow streak; to chicken out; to run out of courage

1

temptation; allurement; lure; enticement; seduction

1

slow; sluggish; dull; lax (regulation, handling, etc.); slack; sloppy

2

painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)

4

beyond description

1

bloodthirsty killer; cold-blooded murderer; homicidal maniac

6

to go through; to pass through; to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon)

2

to be degraded; to come down in the world; to lose status; to be ruined; to fall low

1

to take a breath; to take a short rest

5

to erase all trace of something

3

the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there

3

step by step; by degrees

2

to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)

1

to make a great fuss; to raise a hue and cry; to make an uproar; to clamour

1

twig; spray

1

to mask; to cover; to cloak; to hide; to conceal

2

striking just before one's opponent makes a move

1

several hours; a few hours

1

veil of darkness; curtain of night

1

dusk; twilight

1

to dye; to colour; to color

1

at that time; in those days; at that moment; then

3

fate; destiny

1

dim; gloomy

2

vivid; clear; distinct

1

a touch (of sadness, unease, etc.); a tinge (of); a hint (of); a smear (of paint, ink, etc.); one stroke (of a brush)

2

to become completely chilled

2

metal

2

feel; touch

3

to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through

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