jpdb beta

to shed light; to cast light

1

to crawl out of; to creep out of

1

to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else

2

money; metal

3

to scoop; to ladle out

1

to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach

1

to raise (esp. overhead); to brandish (e.g. sword); to flourish; to wield (e.g. power, authority); to proclaim one's principles

2

to embrace

1

shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext

1

to wait for a favorable chance; to wait for a favourable chance

1

to have an audience; to meet; to face (an enemy); to confront; to serve (esp. as one's wife)

1

because; the reason is; if you want to know why

1

to chip; to nick; to break; to lack

3

echo; reverberation; spirit of a tree; tree spirit

2

moment; brief space of time

1

to pop off; to pop out; to fly off; to shoot off; to burst open

1

explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring

4

thunderous; rumbling; thunderously; rumblingly

1

the dead; ghost; person who is obsessed (with money, power, etc.); person with a blind lust (for)

1

undulation; winding; meandering; swell (of waves); surge; billow

2

to grant (a wish); to accede; to comply with; to heed

1

hatred; abhorrence; loathing; detestation

1

seeming sad

1

to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears

1

Zuma

1

aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!

1

roar; howl; yell; bellow

1

water's surface

1

as far as the eye can see

2

looking away; looking aside

1

to burst open; to pop; to split

4

to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum

1

complete change; about-face

1

what on Earth is this?

1

school route; street for students going to and from school (esp. on foot)

1

to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce

1

to go flying along; to move fast (against the wind)

1

storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)

1

slash; slashing attack

1

extremely

1

to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)

1

standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against

1

lukewarm; tepid; lenient

1

to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy

1

strong; intense; severe

1

to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)

1

evident; plain; distinct; clear

1

carriage; poise; bearing; demeanor; movement (of the body)

1

dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional

1

elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress

1