jpdb beta

signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking

1

sign; signal; cue

3

to hurry; to hasten

1

the place for; the time for; the level of

1

to give a reason

1

brute; beast; monster; inhuman person; ungrateful person

1

racewalking; race walking; walking race

1

pity; sympathy; compassion; affection; love

1

soft; bouncy

1

to jump; to leap; to break up; to close; to hit (e.g. to have a car hit something or someone)

1

one foot; one leg; one of a pair (of shoes or socks)

1

more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage

1

to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen

1

end (of a street, hallway, etc.)

1

book; volume

1

charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage

1

library (usu. single-room); small library

2

frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed

1

to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back

2

starting to walk

1

hairy caterpillar; woolly bear; pest; nudnik (nudnick)

1

hornworm (caterpillar of a hawk moth); (hairless) caterpillar

1

arrival

1

frosted glass

2

learning by ear; memory of having heard something before

1

to speak; to hear a voice

2

possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely

2

pistol; handgun

1

to tell (somebody) to (do something)

4

government

1

cylinder

1

remaining bullets; remaining ammunition

1

to hand over; to surrender

3

to pull the trigger; to squeeze the trigger

1

once more

1

ultimate weapon; one's final trump card

1

to the end; to the last

1

not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...

2

emerald

1

appraisal; estimation; evaluation; setting prices

1

careful; cautious; wary; watchful; vigilant; prudent

1

lending; loaning

1

sidelong glance; short grain (paper)

2

reading (books)

1

large build; large pattern

2

to make good use of one's spare moments; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)

1

to tear to pieces; to tear to shreds; to pick (e.g. fruit); to pluck; to do ... heavily; to do ... heartily

1

emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment

3

to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)

1

a trickle of tears

1