jpdb beta

intuition; instinct; hunch

8

long-awaited; long-waited-for; someone who has waited a long time; something that one has waited impatiently for

1

heroine; female protagonist; heroine; heroic woman; brave woman

2

entrance (on the stage); appearance (in a book, film, etc.); appearance (on the scene); arrival (on the market); emergence

7

film

2

spinning rapidly; turning quickly; fast-forward (VCR, etc.); scanning

2

healing; cure; recovery

11

unsteady steps; bobbing

1

failure; defeat; mistake; unconsciousness

1

indifferently; paying no attention (to); taking no notice (of)

1

spray; splash

3

eyeball; special feature; centerpiece; special program; loss leader; sunny-side up fried egg

1

skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough

3

to straighten up; to sit upright

1

limit; bound

6

upper body

3

underhand grip (e.g. in gymnastics, etc.); cross-handed grip (e.g. in golf, etc.); using one's hands backwards from their conventional positioning; reverse grip (e.g. of a sword); turning the tables (on an opponent); reverse arm-lock (in judo); joint lock

2

to be forestalled; to be taken in; to be cheated; to be outwitted

1

to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)

1

calculated; premeditated; considered

2

to ride upon the winds

1

petal

1

to stop (someone) by throwing one's arms around them; to catch (someone) in one's arms; to hold (someone) back

5

mother of a holy person; Holy Mother; Virgin Mary; Our Lady

1

congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!

1

to keep a promise; to keep one's word

3

to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of

1

a little more

3

self-determination; suicide

1

one Nth part (e.g. one fifth, one tenth); one out of N

1

noble; lofty; high-minded; virtuous; upright

1

really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way

3

have it your way; to hell with you!; get rooted!; bugger you!

1

to exploit a gap (in attention, security, etc.); to catch off guard

1

vulgar person; low-life; sleazebag; (arch.) lowly person; (arch.) person of humble rank; (arch.) peasant

2

to push up (one's hair) with one's fingers; to comb up; to smooth back (a wisp of hair)

3

to manage something successfully; to be successful

1

it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?

3

to the end

1

the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it

4

to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere

1

frizzy (hair); wiry; sizzling; frizzling; stingingly (of heat or cold); painfully

3

broken; interrupted; disconnected; intermittent; fragmentary; discontinuous

2

closely (sticking, clinging, etc.); tightly

1

lament (song); elegy; dirge; Lamentations (book of the Bible)

1

to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)

2

(in) his way; peculiar to him

1

prospects of victory; chances of success

1

drinking habitually; being fond of (a drink)

3

Adam's apple; laryngeal prominence

1