jpdb beta

keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (e.g. gazing, staring)

1

jealousy; envy

1

ill will; malice; evil intent

1

be (that) as it may; having said that

1

one's physical safety; personal security

1

guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty

1

device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement

2

past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)

1

about this time

1

valley floor; bottom of a gorge; bottom of a ravine

1

to expose to danger; to imperil; to jeopardize

2

risky; dangerous; suggestive; bordering on the obscene; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) harsh

1

plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice

2

generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds

1

thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab

1

to set aside

1

letter affixed to an arrow

2

notice; notification

1

to fold up; to fold into layers

1

to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)

1

clear; distinct; evident; definite

1

not exceeding; and downward; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following

1

like; as if; the same as

3

beginning (of writing); opening passage (sentence, paragraph, etc.); written claim; bill

1

to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember

1

serious; important; significant; grave; weighty

2

to commit a crime; to commit a sin

9

to be caught in a dilemma; to get into a scrape

1

tiny amount of money; a penny; one letter; one character; one mon (unit of currency)

1

light; illumination; glow; lamp; light

4

with hushed footsteps

1

to run off; to break into a run; to start running

2

portion; section; part

2

fabrication; put-up job; trumped-up story; frame-up; hoax

1

fatal; lethal

1

serious wound; hard blow

1

evasion; excuse; subterfuge; runaround

1

to take measures (in face of events being anticipated); to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together

2

army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group

1

running parallel (to); running side-by-side; keeping pace (with)

1

sullenly; taciturnly; morosely; taciturn person; uncommunicative person

1

achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service

1

snatching; stealing; seizure; usurpation

1

unbearable; intolerable; insufferable

1

perfectly honest

1

kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice

1

to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.); to quarrel; to dispute

1

the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it

3

to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way

1

to yield; to give way to; to make way for

1