jpdb beta

heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; disappointed

3

horizontal; level; even

1

to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamour

6

to bend; to warp; to curve

4

collarbone; clavicle

2

edge of blade

1

to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)

4

edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)

3

to burn

2

one knee

1

departure; setting off; being used up; being consumed; passage of time; lapse; rehearsal

1

to stab; to thrust (into); to plant (in the ground); to stick upright

1

to pierce; to penetrate

1

response (felt in the hands); resistance; reaction; response; effect

3

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

1

to creep; to crawl

2

apology; excuse

1

to be sticky; to be stringy; to be glutinous

2

facing upward

4

to tie; to restrain; to confine; to bind; to fasten

1

cord used to tuck up the sleeves of a kimono; sash (worn across chest, e.g. by election candidate or relay runners); wrapper band on books, CDs, etc.

1

stall (i.e. in a stable)

2

bit (mouthpiece)

1

to become distant; to recede

2

to bring back; to restore

2

to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)

3

eternity; perpetuity

1

along (wall, coast, river, etc.); alongside; following

1

a step; short distance; short time

2

one by one; each; every; at intervals of

2

care of (e.g. address on letter); c/o; encouragement; bringing around; stimulant; tonic

1

moonlit night

1

runaway; fugitive

1

night owl; nighthawk; late bird; to stay up late; to keep late hours

1

even though; despite; when

7

(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest

1

to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight

13

darkish; dusky

1

tourniquet

1

soaking (wet); wringing; dripping; drenched

2

as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much

1

tool; implement; instrument; equipment

2

to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence

2

as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible

1

emergency measure; emergency procedures; first-aid treatment; stop-gap treatment; temporary repairs

1

sheet; thin plate

1

to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off

1

ugly; unattractive; unsightly; unseemly

6

sharp; keen; acute

1

completely (quitting, etc.); entirely; thoroughly; cleanly (cutting, snapping off, etc.); in a single blow

1