jpdb beta

to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with

4

miracle; wonder; marvel

1

second half; latter half

1

(logical) true; regular; 10^40; ten duodecillion; original; positive

11

to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)

2

subjugation (using military force); suppression; subduing

1

obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted

1

refusal; rejection; denial; veto

1

leader; leaders; dotted line; reader (textbook); reader (i.e. a person who reads); microreader

2

knowledge (of a skill, art, etc.); proficiency; essentials; know-how; preparedness; readiness

5

intrusion; bursting into; barging into; breaking into; forcing one's way into

2

fault; error; indiscretion; faux pas

1

to ask (about); to inquire; to enquire; to question; to make sure of

1

in order to; for the purpose of; must; should

1

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

1

to lose (something); to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove

1

side street (often parallel to a main street); back street; alley; alleyway

1

wall; fence

5

to push someone (towards); to encourage someone

1

to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)

2

you (plural)

5

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

1

to take refuge in; to succeed in running away

1

easily; readily; with ease; without trouble

1

to ascend; to go up; to climb

2

further; above (that); greater (than that); any more

4

path of retreat

1

in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically

2

what with this and that; for a number of reasons

2

to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to

1

to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light

4

thread; yarn; string

1

to haul in (hand over hand); to pull in; to draw in; to trace (history, threads of a story, etc.); to retrace (e.g. memories); to go over

1

on purpose; deliberately; intentionally

2

to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from; to dodge (a question, blow, etc.)

5

magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell

3

or; or else

1

which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who

4

as a matter of fact; to tell the truth

1

to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)

4

luckily

1

just as; right after; in the act of; as soon as; at that moment

1

feigned ignorance

1

to feign ignorance; to pretend to be ignorant of; to play innocent; to brazen it out

1

unnatural; affected; studied; forced

2

right foot; right leg

2

frostbite; chilblains

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necrosis

1

weeping; lamenting

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to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home

2