jpdb beta

question; query

4

to shake one's head

5

what the hell; oh, great!; son of a gun; holy mackerel; oh no!; holy cow!

2

to cover one's face

1

(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around

1

whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom

1

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

4

behaving outrageously as though there were no one around; acting without consideration for others; arrogance; audacity; insolence

1

to be rearranged or transposed

1

hair's breadth

1

assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement

1

go that far; to that extent

10

single word; a few words; brief comment

7

to climb; to clamber (over, up); to scramble (up); to scale; to claw one's way up

3

back

1

frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)

2

to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out

2

letter (of alphabet); character; writing

1

to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint

3

cover; covering; cover song; cover version; coverage; to compensate for (a loss)

1

indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly

2

feeling; sense; impression

3

lever; joystick; liver

2

big hit; big prize; bumper crop; striking it rich; right on the mark; bonanza

1

defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable

2

top of the head; crown of the head

1

oh; yes; huh?; hm?

1

to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)

3

to cling

1

to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert

2

trifle; insignificant thing; (only) this much

1

to look into; to peer in

1

to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter

5

to hold one's breath

2

unfriendly

1

encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)

1

bitter

3

both sides

1

to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)

1

to drag out

3

shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted

2

piece of metal

1

to stick into; to pierce; to run into

1

(lit.) blood flows; to have the blood of ... running in one's veins (artist, warrior, etc.); to be born with particular skills, characteristics, etc.; to have something "in one's blood"

2

clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.

3

to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor

3

eyelashes

1

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

3

sigh; long breath

1

to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged

1