jpdb beta

to shout at

4

you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you

9

circus

40

to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away

5

for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of

7

to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)

1

cackling (sound of shrill laughter)

1

impudent; shameless; brazen; forward; audacious; cheeky

1

why; how

4

restlessly; aimlessly; to loiter; to drift; to be restless; to fuss

3

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

1

to do (for someone)

2

scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful

9

at any moment (now); at any minute; on the verge of (doing); just about to

1

companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)

4

it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...

8

pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed

1

arm; skill; efforts; ability

1

to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort

2

lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring

4

standoffishly; primly; pungently (of a smell); acridly; long and pointed (e.g. of a nose); popping (of ears)

1

towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)

2

to clear; to make clear; to be unruffled; to look unconcerned; to look demure; to look prim

1

endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint

2

to grab at; to grasp at; to clutch at

1

unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen

2

to slip through; to make one's way through quickly

2

narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining

10

crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness

2

this

1

given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...

1

hard to deal with; hard to handle; difficult; trying; intractable; incorrigible

1

to run around trying to escape; to run from place to place

3

to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)

17

ogre; demon; oni; spirit of a deceased person

1

playing at (something); game of make-believe; something done together

1

to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)

11

switch

6

doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary

1

to find out

2

to turn on an electric light; to switch on a light

2

passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle

3

absolutely; unconditionally; never (with neg. verb)

6

wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do

10

and yet; despite (all) that

1

through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)

2

all over; everywhere; in every nook and cranny

3

smoke; fumes

2

to disappear; to vanish; (arch.) to die

2

my husband; one's family; family member

1