jpdb beta

to increase; to grow

4

breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance

3

hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe

5

to stiffen; to become stiff; to harden

1

basis; grounds; base (of operations); base (of a group of stones)

1

to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)

3

disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful

1

idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation (to one's fate); acceptance; observation and contemplation

1

as it is; plain (truth); bare; undisguised; unvarnished; unexaggerated

1

really; truly

14

by a hair's breadth; in the nick of time; touch and go; close call; critical moment

1

as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually

4

moment; instant; just then; right at that moment; for a moment; for an instant

9

temple (on side of head)

6

impact; shock; impulse; (psychological) shock

1

to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to evade (question, subject); to ward off; to avert; to put aside

2

to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off

4

to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)

1

bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit

3

lukewarm; tepid; disagreeably warm (e.g. bath)

2

to pound (e.g. heart); to pulse (e.g. vein); to pulsate

2

with a squish; with a splat

1

place; position; location; position; standing; status

7

to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time

2

heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy

8

for use of customers or guests

1

glass; pane

3

make; manufacture; -made; made of ...; made in ...

2

ashtray

5

to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)

10

to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen

4

alternate; alternating

1

to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)

5

to flare up; to burst into flames

2

to kill by burning to death

1

mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements; e.g. trembling, quick steps); gradual; bit by bit

1

angry voice

1

to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time

4

such; this sort of; like this

2

father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he

1

to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe

1

matte (metallurgical)

1

to assume an air of ...; to act ...; to affect ...; to put on airs; to be self-important

1

to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up

7

I; me

7

to take (by force); to take away; to snatch; to absorb (one's attention); to fascinate; to captivate

10

(inflectional) ending of a word; end of a sentence

2

loudly (wailing, making a noise, etc.)

1

to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)

3

to encourage; to cheer on; to cheer (someone) up; to raise (one's voice)

4