jpdb beta

to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words

12

heartening; reassuring

2

to smile back (at a person); to answer someone's smile

1

to resort to violence; to use force; to be able to get; to be able to afford; to jab; to swing at a bad ball (baseball)

1

awkward (movements, speech, etc.); jerky; stiff; strained (relations); sour

1

to cause someone to worry

2

will; resolution; kindness; goodwill; gift (as a token of gratitude)

3

talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; witty remark; light joke; amusing talk

3

taciturn; reticent; quiet; silent; untalkative

6

adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger

3

courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts

1

(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad

2

word ending; way of ending one's words; slip of the tongue; verbal mistake

1

to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear

5

splash (of water); spray

1

stretching a rope around; roping off; one's turf; domain; territory (of an animal)

2

to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated

8

anger; getting angry; taking offense; losing one's temper

3

land and water

1

trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support

10

huge body; large build

1

thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words

2

full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)

4

shell (of a crab, tortoise, etc.); carapace; (person's) back; years of experience

4

bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit

2

to attack; to go for; to come at; to pounce on; to jump on; to swoop down on

3

to project; to protrude; to pop out (e.g. eyes); to jump out; to rush out

1

chattering (teeth); (frozen, worried) stiff; rigid (personality, thinking, etc.); inflexible; voracious (e.g. work, study); without slack or pause

1

terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific

2

shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")

1

to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down

2

to reject; to repulse; to repel; to bounce back; to counterattack; to strike back

1

slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)

12

to leap back; to jump back

4

with a slamming noise (e.g. door, telephone receiver); with a banging noise; with a clash; with a clank; with a bang

1

weird; eerie; ominous; creepy; uncanny; unearthly

1

spray; splash

3

to fly around; to scatter

6

right shoulder

2

to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment

4

horizontal; level; even

1

oral; in the mouth

1

elbow

8

to put (into); to put away (in); to include (in an anthology, catalogue, etc.); to contain; to achieve (results, success, etc.); to obtain; to accept (a gift or money)

7

to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into

1

rotation; revolution; working (e.g. of one's mind); function; turnover (of goods, funds, etc.); circulation

3

to mow down; to cut down; to slash (horizontally); to make a clean sweep; to sweep away; to brush away

1

boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)

1

fall; drop; descent; coming down

3

right under; directly below; right beneath

4