jpdb beta

atrocious; fiendish; brutal; villainous

1

to slip out

1

to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross

3

to speak; to say; to vocalize

1

to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry

2

to push back

1

to dance (orig. a hopping dance)

7

to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big

1

to gather; to collect; to assemble

1

sky; air; mid-air

1

orderly; regular; systematic; well-organized; well-organised; trim

1

direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination

1

to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to

2

order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement

1

forcibly; against one's will

2

to puzzle over; to think deeply about; to rack one's brains over (wrack)

1

to be reliable

1

standing in a row; forming a line; alignment

1

display window; shop window; store window

1

exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail

1

contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist

1

manners; behavior; behaviour

1

obedient; gentle; meek; submissive; docile

1

simultaneously; all at once; in unison

1

estrangement; alienation; disaffection

1

(a) glance; (a) look

1

composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization

1

favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in web browser)

1

defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)

3

to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)

1

please!; I'm asking you; for heaven's sake

1

sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered

1

to look down (on); to condescend (to)

1

to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)

1

silence; stillness; quietness

1

twitching

1

to burst into laughter

1

to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone

1

rape; sexual assault

2

surrender (to the authorities); giving oneself up; turning oneself in

1

confession; acknowledgement; acknowledgment

3

convulsion; cramp; spasm; tic; twitch; fit

1

to be stingy; to be tightfisted

2

to hold one's tongue; to shut up

1

to tell a lie; to fib

1

pride; dignity; self-respect

1

without a break; without stopping; incessantly; ceaselessly

1

will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope

1

all eyes; public attention

1

to expose; to disclose; to lay bare; to confess

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