jpdb beta

mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...

1

running as fast as one can

1

there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there

4

Decae

1

showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy

3

to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash

1

huge; gargantuan

1

to fall on one's backside

1

state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances

4

to bend forward; to stoop; to bow

1

evening sun; setting sun

2

backlight (in photography, etc.); illumination (of the subject) from behind

1

to be infected; to be contagious

1

easy; simple; there's no way that ...

1

to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)

2

to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)

3

vein (esp. in head)

1

I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal

5

start; beginning; build up; how well a pitcher pitches at the start of the game

1

to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)

4

chafing; grinding (e.g. teeth); binding tightly; pulling tight (e.g. a bow); rotating quickly; hurting sharply

1

to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled

2

want to ... do something; would like to ...

1

strange voice

1

to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear

1

leather; leather-bound; leathern

1

bag; satchel; briefcase; basket

3

overhead; above one's head; high in the sky

2

to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish

1

that's the way it is; such is life

1

painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding

7

to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)

1

to squat; to crouch

1

light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight

3

to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on

3

line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)

1

thin; slender; fine; unlucky

2

shirt (undergarment); undershirt; singlet; shirt (outerwear; usu. with collar and buttons)

4

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

1

to do someone in; to bump someone off

1

reckless; (at) random; haphazard; blind; sudden; abrupt

1

attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation

4

stomach (esp. a pig's stomach or a cow's rumen); pork stomach

1

dull sound; muffled sound

1

yikes; oops; eep; wow

6

desperate

1

to throw; to cast (e.g. vote, light, shadow); to devote oneself (e.g. to a cause); to invest; to put in; to administer (medicine); to give

1

handle; grip; knob

1

neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity

1

department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category

1