jpdb beta

yikes; oops; eep; wow

5

desktop; desk-top; tabletop; after-dinner speech

8

to pull down

1

facing upward

3

scabbard; sheath; cap (on pen, brush, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread

4

grace; refinement; elegance; daintiness

3

to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback

2

to gasp; to pant; to breathe hard; to suffer; to struggle

4

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

how do you do?; nice to meet you; adieu; farewell; bon voyage

2

disease; -pathy

1

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

1

home area; home town; local

2

to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest

6

surely; certainly; without doubt

2

illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault

3

dream

2

to wake; to wake up; to become sober; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned

1

taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...

1

to look around; to survey

1

to grimace; to make a wry face

4

backdoor; rear entrance; rear exit; unauthorized; illicit; illegal

3

to gather in large numbers (of people); to hang out (as a large group); to assemble (as a military unit or posse); to be quartered (in a particular location)

2

giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange

2

stealthily; secretly; in secret

1

middle-aged man

5

to ambush

1

to seize; to capture; to arrest; to hold down; to subdue

1

to lay out (a futon); to make (bed); to spread out; to postpone; to extend

3

unexpected; surprising

12

quick-witted and agile; keen and nimble

1

action; movements; motions; bearing; behaviour; behavior

1

to dodge; to evade

2

before one's eyes

5

precious stone; jewel; gem

2

to inlay; to insert; to plug in (to a formula); to immerse; to trick; to deceive

1

talisman; amulet; charm

5

chain; chains

1

to fasten (something or someone) to; to tie (to); to fix; to bind

1

to the end; to the last

2

swoon; faint

1

to lie on top of one another; to be in a heap

2

to pant (while rushing); to gasp; to puff and blow

1

to tread down so as to harden (soil, snow, etc.)

1

country road

1

middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years

2

to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize

2

to run down

1

roadside; wayside

1

smoke screen; dazzler; camouflage; deceptive means; magic; witchcraft

1