jpdb beta

to go past; to pass; to pass by

1

sign of life; human presence; humanity; humaneness

1

Westminster

1

to slip out

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illustrated story

1

to slip out; to steal out; to excel; to stand out

2

look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting

2

completely ordinary; plain; commonplace; everyday

1

one mind; wholeheartedness; one's whole heart

1

loud voice

3

unexpectedly; surprisingly

1

yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer

1

lovely; sweet

1

confusion; dismay; consternation; panic

1

deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing

1

occult; transcendental; supernaturalness; supernaturalism; supernaturality

1

now (with the nuance of 'the last moment'); this late in the game

1

to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way

3

to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)

1

armpit; axilla

1

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)

2

exposed; scanty; bare; public; open

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or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other

1

lost article; something forgotten

5

to let the tension out of one's shoulders; to relax; to not take oneself too seriously

1

to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.

1

to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture

1

to recover; to rally; to improve; to pick up

1

defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable

2

to hatch out

1

poisonous air; poisonous gas; poisonous ingredient; poisonous nature; malice; spite

1

to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede

1

to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy

1

adventure story; novel of adventure

1

(sudden) complete reversal (of plot); unexpected twist (at end of story)

1

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

1

sign; indication; omen; symptom

1

slate

1

roofing; roofed with; thatching; thatched with; shingling; shingled with

1

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

2

this area; around here

1

(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front

1

invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass

1

to be greatly perplexed; to be at a loss; to be sorely troubled; to be greatly embarrassed

1

screech; squeak; squeal

1

pain; ache; -algia

1

corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness

2

bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive

4

(on) one's own; (by) oneself

1

rather; better

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