jpdb beta

greed; avarice; covetousness; greedy person

1

cold; short; curt; blunt

1

strong interaction; strong force

1

to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand

1

to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter

1

to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)

4

oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)

1

in large drops

2

to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)

1

to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)

2

shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma

2

to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by

2

at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment

5

now that; since; so long as; because

2

trying to think of a way (to); devising means (to); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing

2

calculating; mercenary; selfish; self-interested

1

pathetic; sad; sorrowful; grievous

1

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

1

sense of duty (obligation)

1

to stimulate; to stir up; to arouse

5

arrowhead; target of a flying arrow; brunt (of an attack); the very moment (when); the point (of doing)

1

to throw into disorder; to disarrange; to disturb (order, peace, etc.); to corrupt (public morals); to dishevel (hair)

1

exaggeration

1

to do what one is told to; to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says

1

edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)

1

even

4

threat; menace; coercion; terrorism

2

to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words

1

hint; suggestion

2

genuine article; real thing; real deal

5

profound; deep; deep (of a cave, etc.); innermost; interior

1

to behave violently; to commit violence; to use force

1

other than; excluding; without

1

un-; non-; negative prefix

1

revolt; rebellion; war

1

anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever

2

(random) guess; guesswork; shot in the dark; conjecture

2

to be too late (to be of use)

1

everyone; everybody; all; everything; all

2

sobbing; weeping; whimpering

1

to have one's attention attracted (caught); to be preoccupied with

1

holding a castle (during a siege); holing up; confinement (to one's home); staying at home; staying indoors

1

reinforcement

2

wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes

1

in front of one's eyes; just nearby; within a stone's throw

2

to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...

2

to gain time; to play for time; to buy time

1

good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless

1

sobbing; weeping; fit of crying

5

predicament; one's ground; one's position

1