jpdb beta

main gate; main entrance

1

out (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); outside the line; out; putout; outer; external; exit

7

end (of a street, hallway, etc.)

1

hallway slippers; indoor shoes

14

back gate

1

short way; shortcut

1

grove of miscellaneous trees; copse; coppice; thicket

2

to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in

4

distance; range

22

along the wall

2

otherwise; or else; if not

8

to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses

8

reason; logic; sense; truth; right

6

dropping (something) headfirst down a precipice; downhill rush; plunging down a precipice

3

several hundreds

3

to gradually rise

1

feeling of oppression

1

to choke; to have trouble breathing

7

trembling (with fear, cold, etc.); shaking; chattering (of teeth); coming loose; wobbling

2

innocent; sensitive; uncomplicated; unpretentious; straightforward

1

stray cat; alley cat

10

spinal reflex

3

to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away

13

quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to

17

to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)

1

the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it

9

with a start; with a jump

9

to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder

32

to cross one's mind; to be reminded

4

calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable

26

(metaphor for) something unusually fast; (lit.) fleeing hare

1

arrow; wedge; chock

2

sprinter

1

limit; bound

16

to cut corners; to be shoddy

3

to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance

2

to chase; to run after; to pursue

20

half the face

1

anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever

4

to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)

3

to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done

1

to be made angry; to fly into a rage

1

go on!; right!; here goes!

1

both parties; both sides

7

snapping back (at someone); lashing out (despite being in the wrong); counterblast; counteroffensive; backlash

2

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)

17

sprint; dash; scampering

2

to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker

2

stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead

11

bounds; limits; boundary fence (esp. of horse-riding ground)

2