jpdb beta

quick; speedy; prompt; rapid; swift

1

touch; contact

1

theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor

3

taking refuge; evacuation; backup (of data)

1

change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment

3

to go up on the roof

2

body

1

to cool (from room temperature); to chill; to calm down; to cool off; to be frightened (at); to be scared (of)

1

to writhe (in pain); to be in agony; to be anguished; to be agonized; to be troubled

1

impatience; uneasiness; irritation; fretfulness

1

witnessing; observing; sighting

2

cannot (do); it is impossible that...; it is (highly) unlikely that...

2

quietly; slowly; gracefully

2

to yearn for; to pine; to be deeply in love with

1

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

4

excited condition; excited state

2

plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme

3

mess; spoiled; spoilt; (come to) nothing; ruin

3

soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself

8

to spit out; to eject; to dump

1

to grasp tightly

2

to swell up

1

just right (time, size, length, etc.)

3

nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp

1

to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip of (clothes, rank, etc.); to deprive of; to divest of

1

suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go

4

to pull up; to haul up

1

pleasant surprise

2

this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now

1

brink; critical moment

1

to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe

2

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

1

gaping (e.g. mouth, wound); (opening) wide; snapping up (e.g. bait); biting into (food); gobbling up

1

impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag

1

defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable

1

intoxication; being carried away by; being enraptured by

1

to melt (and become soft or liquid); to be enchanted (by); to be charmed; to be bewitched

1

to freeze to; to be frozen to; to freeze in place; to be still

1

being put off (by someone's words, behaviour, etc.); being taken aback; recoiling (in shock, disgust, etc.); zooming out or pulling the camera back to get a wider image (in film and TV)

2

insane; crazy; nuts; out of one's mind

1

to thrust before; to thrust at

2

pre-

5

doll; puppet; figure

4

to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet

14

applying (e.g. a technology); adoption

1

hard to see; obscured

1

sprain; twist; wrench

1

evidence; proof; witness

1

moreover; in addition

2

to be negligent in doing something; to shirk; to be off one's guard

1