jpdb beta

the thread of life

1

and; although; but

1

to take away; to carry off

1

sentimental; mushy; sugary; saccharine; sickly-sweet

1

to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out

1

blow; shock; strike; batting

1

one (of a pair); incomplete; imperfect; few; little; off-centre

2

to scoop up; to dip up

5

(for) self-defense; (for) self-protection

1

steel

1

empty-handed; barehanded; unarmed

1

blood vessel; vein

4

hand-to-hand fighting; grappling; scuffling

1

painkiller

1

to drink too much

1

to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)

1

to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed

5

to attract interest; to arouse someone's interest

1

sound of the wind; voice of the wind

4

personal; inter-personal

1

to borrow; to have a loan; to hire; to rent; to buy on credit

1

to train; to discipline; to teach manners

1

to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate

1

centipede

18

manservant

1

reward; recompense; return; punishment; retribution

1

needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer

10

phantasmagoric; protean; shape-shifting; kaleidoscopic; capable of ever-changing appearance

1

carotid artery

1

to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly

2

sickle; leading question; trick question; sickle-and-chain (weapon); spear with curved cross-blades; gooseneck tenon and mortise joint; (arch.) noisiness

3

to pluck off (esp. by twisting); to pick; to break off; to wrest (away from); to wrench free; to snatch (away)

4

to create (a sensation); to give rise to (controversy)

2

fiercely; ferociously; furiously; resolutely

1

operating together; working together; being linked (to); being tied (to); being connected (with); interlocking

1

unavoidably; inevitably; necessarily; reluctantly; against one's will

2

pivot foot; emphasis; priority; focus

1

two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)

6

pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)

1

gap; lag; difference; discrepancy; shear (e.g. shear stress)

3

searching for the enemy

2

quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive

1

below the knee

1

to harm; to hurt; to injure; to fail to ...; to miss one's opportunity to ...

2

paper-thin (difference)

3

no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about

1

raising (the standard)

1

brush tip; first on a list; head; chief

2

(dental) impaction

1

group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school

6