jpdb beta

to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate

7

bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh

5

generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual

4

to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune

1

to pretend; to act (as if)

1

for a long time

2

lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up

3

guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement

5

to have a reason; to have an excuse

1

blind alley; cul-de-sac; dead end street; deadlock; impasse; dead end

2

(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere

2

(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place

2

lane; alley

2

going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead

4

to chase; to run after; to pursue; subsequently; following that; (and) then

6

to glare at; to scowl at

9

assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement

4

to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for

2

even

9

to wear a mask; to hide one's true intentions

1

to hide; to conceal oneself

1

to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration

3

Adlai

1

Midler

1

to be helpful; to be useful

2

last resort

2

use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation

4

(suffering) damage; injury; harm

7

to be oversized (overloud, etc.)

2

to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone

3

daring; fearless; intrepid; bold; tough

2

to step aside; to move (out of the way); to make way

1

to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell

10

muffled voice

2

minimum; at the very least

1

genuine article; real thing; real deal

1

mask; disguise; guise; mask

1

intimidating air; sense of intimidation

2

remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted

1

(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount

5

to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate

7

to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in

17

target

2

to stand (up); to rise; to stand (in a position; of a person, tree, building, etc.); to be situated (in, on); to be (in difficulties, the lead, etc.); to put oneself (in a position or situation); to leave (to do something)

12

in spite of; despite; although; nonetheless; nevertheless; but

1

to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop

6

breath; breathing; concord; harmony; steam (coming off hot food, tea, etc.); (water) vapor

3

combination

1

barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty

2

degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about

5