jpdb beta

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)

10

to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort

3

to stamp one's feet

1

to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)

1

it serves you right

2

to accept somebody's challenge; to take up the gauntlet

1

to hold up in one's arms

1

heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)

4

to stare back at; to look back at

7

to wet; to moisten; to dampen; to soak; to dip

1

centimeter; centimetre; centi-; 10^-2; sentimental

8

lukewarm; tepid; disagreeably warm (e.g. bath)

1

in front of your nose; right next to you; tip of one's nose

2

patience; endurance

1

upper part; upper stream; upper course of a river; right side of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage left (actor's POV); skillful (in comparisons)

1

whistling (wind); blowing; fluttering (in the wind); waving; staggering; tottering

6

fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material

9

time passes

3

school district; school area

1

to drop one's shoulders

5

lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pathetic; piteous

6

nihilistic

7

blessing

5

to follow another's example

4

to shrug one's shoulders

9

facetious; droll; funny

1

to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest

2

nine o'clock

7

electricity; (electric) light

2

(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake

2

going to bed; retiring (for the night)

1

wetting; love affair; lover

1

huge breasts; huge boobs

1

to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply

2

offensive (movement); aggression

1

belligerent; warlike

4

to project; to show; to portray; to depict; to describe

2

light (e.g. colour, color)

2

night wind

1

to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to

1

ding (of a bell); bing; honk (i.e. sound of blowing one's nose); snort; heating in a microwave; cooking in a microwave

2

competing in earnest (esp. in sumo)

1

to play a role; to serve a function; to play a part

3

to stop talking; to break off; to pause

1

office kitchenette; room with facilities for boiling water

3

glass window

1

to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded

7

to feign ignorance; to pretend one doesn't know

3

passing each other

1

real intention; true motive; true meaning

5