jpdb beta

everyone; one and all

1

to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience

1

clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely

1

bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive

3

(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place

1

to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder; to nominate for a position; to choose as a representative; to take (someone) for a ride; to deceive

2

writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word

1

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

1

upper arm

2

large biceps; well-developed biceps

1

nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all

2

somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why

2

(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum

2

sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops

3

to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase

3

cowardly; timid; easily frightened

1

to get on a horse; to mount a horse

2

which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...

2

15; fifteen

1

where; whereabouts

1

after a long time; for the first time in a while

2

it seems that; as if

3

brake; drag; skid; restraint; curtailment; self-imposed limit

7

to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend

2

adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing

4

rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor

10

shell; cannonball

9

to gain experience; to accumulate experiences

2

and (also); both ... and; as well as

1

dead end; tragic ending (e.g. of film)

1

murder; killing; murderer

1

exemplar; model; example; pattern

1

to be indelibly stained or ingrained; to be dyed in deeply

1

evasion; avoidance; shirking; recusation (of a judge); taking exception (to a judge); challenge

3

recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition

2

to take root; to strike

1

as a child; when one was a child; childhood

1

severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)

3

to be used to; to get accustomed to; to train; to discipline; to tack (in needlework); to baste

1

fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized

1

feeling; sensation; emotion; interjection

3

to grow up; to become an adult

1

to continue to hold; to hold on to (for a long period); to maintain; to keep

1

a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat

2

trauma (usu. psychological)

1

at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)

1

forelock; bangs

1

to comb upwards; to brush up (a loose strand of hair); to turn up a lamp wick

1

tip of one's nose

3

something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another

1