jpdb beta

to shrug (shoulders); to duck (head); to draw back (body)

2

station; office; guardroom

1

to stop by; to drop in for a short visit

1

to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of

1

suspicious-looking; fishy

1

grandiose; exaggerated

2

signature

2

blank form; sheets of paper; sheet of paper

1

suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy

2

yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof

1

when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives

1

old or key retainer

2

percussion; tapping; examining by percussion; sounding out (someone's intentions); making an approach (about)

1

association; socializing; socialising; fellowship

1

to say things to ease one's mind

1

to feel like it; to get to think that way; to become so minded

1

assistance; support

1

(romantic) love

3

to burn; to scorch; to singe; to char

1

to respect; to honor; to honour; to esteem; to prize

2

incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion

3

approximately the same

4

same sex

1

to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble

1

something; nothing (with neg. verb)

1

probability; likelihood; chances

1

unlikely; improbable

1

grounds; foundation; authority; support; prop; something upon which to rely

1

to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with

1

just one person; only one

3

pitch black

1

step by step; by degrees

2

middle of the night; dead of night

2

to threaten; to menace; to intimidate; to startle; to frighten; to scare

1

to show one's affection; to express one's love

1

trigger (of a gun, etc.); trigger (for something); immediate cause

1

demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend

1

feigning ignorance; acting dumb

1

lisping; poorly expressed; unclear (wording); imprecise (expression)

1

crossly; angrily; strongly smelling; reeking

1

to blow off; to be blown off

1

twitching

1

opening and shutting; opening and closing

1

difficult to ...; hard to ...

1

to run (up hill, stairs, etc.)

1

hungrily; greedily; voraciously; ravenously

2

to be evident; to be obvious; to understand completely

1

simultaneous; concurrent; same time; synchronous; together

1

to shake one's head (in denial)

1

to collapse; to give up; to lose one's nerve; to have one's knees give way

1