jpdb beta

to run about; to rush about

1

to kneel (in respect); to genuflect

3

to penetrate a body (e.g. with a spear or bullet); to breathe new life into; to provide a potential solution

2

meaning; significance

1

to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away

10

model; pattern; paragon; exemplar

2

prediction; estimation

1

chattering (teeth); (frozen, worried) stiff; rigid (personality, thinking, etc.); inflexible; voracious (e.g. work, study); without slack or pause

2

to raise (a sword, fist, etc.); to lift; to throw up; to fling up; to swing up

4

to shed tears

5

dizziness; giddiness; vertigo

2

speech; expression; wording; language

1

to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse; to use as grounds (for); to use as a shield; to shelter behind; to hide behind

1

stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire

1

stout-hearted; firm; courageous; brave; tough

3

instead; but (on the other hand)

2

master; Your Lordship; My Lord; husband

3

to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring

2

oath; abjuration; pledge

1

to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)

8

to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged

4

to speak; to say; to vocalize

2

to pass from one's lips; to escape one's lips

1

to relax; to make oneself comfortable

1

switch; switch; points; switch (from one thing to another); change

1

complete darkness; total darkness; pitch darkness

1

even

1

in an instant; instantly; in a moment; instantaneously; in the twinkling of an eye

2

to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge

2

powerlessness; helplessness; incompetence; ineffectiveness

5

liar; fibber; lying

1

to be reduced to (e.g. poverty); to end up as

1

to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober

2

the point just before ...; the point of (doing); the verge (of); (just before the) edge

1

to make efforts; to take pains; to break a bone

2

to cause a loss; to make a hole (in)

1

to breathe

3

noisily (esp. the noise of heavy feet)

2

with shoes on; rudely; thoughtlessly

3

splish-splash; with a splash

2

to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (flyers, etc.); to give out; to shake off (a pursuer, companion, etc.); to give the slip

3

to assail the nostrils (smell); to go nose-to-nose (with someone)

1

irritant odor; irritant odour; irritating smell (odor, odour)

1

to have an idea; to have a clue

3

gasoline; petrol

3

to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)

4

arson; setting fire

1

to creep about; to crawl around

1

to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)

11

to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish

3