jpdb beta

idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation (to one's fate); acceptance; observation and contemplation

3

hiding place; hideout; refuge; retreat; hideaway

1

nowhere in particular; just out for a bit; (euph. for) toilet break

1

to shout; to cry (out); to yell; to scream; to clamour

1

inquiry; enquiry; investigation; (police) interview; questioning (e.g. witness, suspect); hearing

1

to be assiduous in one's business

1

frog

1

fearfully; nervously; timidly; gingerly

1

pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing

2

diagonally upward; (going in a) completely unexpected direction (of a story, result, etc.)

2

(among) one's friends; (within) one's circle

1

to be overawed; to be overwhelmed; to be overcome; to be intimidated; to be daunted

1

getting on and off (a vehicle); boarding and alighting

1

(street) corner; turn (in the road); bend; turning point; watershed

3

shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!

1

to quarrel; to dispute

1

luxurious; magnificent; extravagant; sumptuous

1

details; particulars

1

to attract notice; to catch the eye; to stand out

1

clanging; banging; throbbing (headache); pounding; fully; vigorously

3

removal (of a building, equipment, etc.); dismantling (e.g. a tent); striking (a stage set, camp, etc.); withdrawal (of troops); pulling out; evacuation

1

if is not; if are not

1

idle talk; chit-chat; gossip

1

mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling

1

to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt

1

extremely; highly

2

unable to leave the work at hand; right in the middle of something; tied up; busy

1

hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe

1

easy; easygoing; carefree; happy-go-lucky; optimistic; leisurely

1

to shift (something) from one hand to the other; to carry in a different way; to change one's grip (on); to exchange (what one is holding for something else)

1

to hit hard; to strike hard

2

cancer

1

(with a) whizz; hiss; zip; easily; with ease

1

to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to swallow up (in a crowd, whirlpool, the darkness, etc.); to suck in

6

to wither; to wilt; to droop; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to be depressed

2

to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye

1

woah

1

to correct; to touch up; to smarten up; to put one's hand in (e.g. pocket)

1

what the?; what's going on?; what's this?

1

critical; judgmental; censorious; negative

1

crossroads; intersection

1

puffing (e.g. cigarette smoke); bobbing (to the surface); floating lightly

1

clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor

2

confession; admission

1

blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area); freezing (funds)

2

victim; injured party; sufferer

1

to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)

1

string bag; net bag

1

to be unable to endure; to be unable to stand (something); to lose patience

1

(land) with a thump; slumping (of something heavy); (lying down) with a flop; effortlessly (throw onto); roundishly (shaped; of something large)

1