jpdb beta

backing; support; backer; shield that protects one's back

1

awesome; awe-inspiring; august; discourteous (to a superior); lacking due respect

1

or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean

2

as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever

1

departure; leaving; starting; standing

1

he; she; that person; (arch.) you

6

to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt

1

to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect

3

nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web

11

what one desires; what one hopes for; suits me well; could ask for nothing better; bring it on

1

to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up

1

on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead

1

indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions

3

making off with (something); absconding; stolen; absconded (with)

1

Araneus ventricosus (species of orb-weaving spider)

31

to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve

2

many; a lot; much; multitude

1

to gather; to collect; to assemble

3

perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance

2

may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly

7

to look through; to hold up to the light; to make an opening; to leave space; to fart without making a sound

1

don't try and tell me that!; don't try that shit on me

1

to receive favor (favour); to be much obliged to someone; to be indebted

2

to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal

2

stupid; half-witted; dull-witted; blockhead; idiot; dimwit

2

hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit

5

killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game

2

the most one can do; the best one can do; the best one can expect

1

to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time

6

poisonous insect

6

to come alive; to get going; to start to move

1

or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean

2

everyone; everybody; all; everything; all

3

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

3

the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability

3

to approach; to draw near

1

gasp; pant

1

spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone

3

victory or defeat; match; contest; game

3

to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch

1

management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome

1

with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh; suddenly blushing; in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly

4

tooth

1

to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important

2

to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)

1

to miss (capturing); to fail to catch; to let slip

2

to look on enviously while doing nothing; (lit.) to hold a finger in one's mouth

1

dawn breaks; day dawns

1

if; in case; supposing

1

one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself

1