jpdb beta

gasping

1

knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)

3

to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)

1

not becoming a problem; out of the question; not worth considering; insignificant; negligible

1

lung

1

discomfort; displeasure

1

whole face; all over one's face

1

dripping with sweat; bathed in perspiration

1

to wipe; to dry

3

to be steamed (properly, e.g. rice); to be stuffy; to grow musty; to get close

2

a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat

1

torture

1

main street (as opposed to a side street); high street

2

to cease; to stop; to be over

2

hide-and-seek (game); hide-and-go-seek

1

around here; hereabouts; (around) this point; about now

1

area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances

1

roots of grass; grassroots (e.g. of a political party); rank and file; places hidden from sight

1

to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)

1

to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up

2

cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing

1

far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far

4

spare time; free time; time (it takes to do something); time required; time off; leave; dismissal

3

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

3

to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore

1

to breathe heavily (e.g. with much movement of the shoulders)

1

live decoy (for hunting); decoy; bait; lure

2

being startled

2

pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person

1

wrasse (any fish of family Labridae)

1

to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)

1

quick work; (clever) feat

2

metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing

7

now; come (now); well

1

before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner

4

astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock

3

advance warning; previous notice; prior announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner

1

possibly; perhaps; perchance; unintentionally; accidentally

1

outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else

11

to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old

2

absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic

3

physical strength; power; stamina; strength (of a business, economy, etc.)

1

when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives

2

different person; another person; someone else; changed man

1

to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself (as); to change (into); to transform; to change radically (for the better)

1

to let (something or someone) go past; to do too much

1

if you think about it; come to think of it

1

to pretend; to act (as if)

2

every evening; night after night

1

all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever

2