jpdb beta

without a moment's delay

2

fierce look; frightening look; tough look; aggressive attitude; coercive attitude; taking a hard line

1

to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)

1

what's what; heads or tails

1

privy; toilet

5

I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)

3

to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)

2

just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that

4

to close up; to shut up (e.g. behind doors); to cut off (e.g. because a deadline has expired); to close off (e.g. subscription list)

1

twig; spray

1

lamp; light

2

degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about

1

place; situation; position; location

2

to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to

1

to correct; to touch up; to smarten up; to put one's hand in (e.g. pocket)

2

slightly (of an action); (looking) small and quiet

1

towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)

2

to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet

3

the other day; lately; recently

2

light snow

1

suffix for familiar person

18

mother; mom; mum; mama

2

end-of-year

1

daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)

14

painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh

2

fiance; fiancee

1

sadness; sorrow; grief

1

to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake

1

injury; harm; danger

1

to exert (influence); to exercise; to cause (e.g. damage); to do (e.g. harm); to bring about (e.g. benefits); to extend

1

four people

5

to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent

2

one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage

1

to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble

1

window frame; window sill

1

branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray

4

to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)

1

toilet bowl; urinal; chamber pot; bedpan

3

to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)

3

all that one has; all that there is; the whole

2

what to do

4

to take care of some business; to go on an errand; to relieve oneself; to do one's business; to go to the toilet

1

to kick away; to kick off; to kick hard; to refuse curtly; to reject outright

4

parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering

2

metal

1

echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound

2

to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)

1

with a momentary flash of light

1

to rebound; to recoil; to splash; to have a repercussion; to have a reciprocal effect

1

tension; strain

1