jpdb beta

story; tale; talk; discussion

1

traveller; traveler

1

hint

2

absurd; foolish; stupid; silly; nonsense; ludicrous

1

defeat; loss; reverse; setback

2

change of course

1

sense of urgency

1

bad person; villain; scoundrel; wrongdoer; wicked person

1

no skin off my nose; somebody else's problem; (lit.) fire on the opposite shore

1

to be angry; to resent; to be enraged; to be indignant

1

good-naturedness; good-natured person; credulous person; easy mark

1

multicolored; multicoloured; of various colors; diverse; of all kinds; all manners of

1

paper tape; paper streamer

1

running away; escaping on foot

1

chase; pursuit; tracking; following up; tracing

2

capture; seizure; prehension; apprehension; understanding; grasp

1

to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear

2

returning home

1

bus

1

evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights

1

toughened glass; tempered glass

2

to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)

1

to jump down; to jump off; to jump from; to jump out of

2

relief; mitigation; alleviation; relaxation (of restrictions, tensions, etc.); easing; softening

1

one; one

1

to jump over; to clear; to walk over (someone)

2

so to speak

1

dead end; cul-de-sac; blind alley; end; end of the road; end point

1

suffering; distress; hardship; trial

1

to await; to expect

1

drop-kick

1

in very small pieces

3

to throw (strongly, violently, etc.)

1

dead

1

or; OR (Boolean operator)

1

restriction; restraint; binding; constraint

17

it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it

2

glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling

1

to shine; to glitter; to sparkle

3

splinters of glass; glass shards

1

to rain incessantly; to downpour

1

to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)

2

won't do (for me)

1

surface of a wall

2

horizontal; level; even

1

roadside trees

2

tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber

1

decoration; ornament; trimmings

1

mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)

4

with a crack (e.g. branches, knuckles)

1