jpdb beta

seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that

6

thanks; gratitude

5

lightly; gaping wide; suddenly; unexpectedly

1

to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)

1

dark; gloomy; overcast; heavy; leaden; dull

1

hostility; enmity

1

to dwell; to live; to stay at; to take shelter at; to be pregnant; to be part of a constellation

2

to slide into; to slip into

1

to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)

2

wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes

1

saber (cavalry sword); sabre

4

to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid

1

to flick off; to give (someone) the flick; to send (something) flying; to hit (a person); to knock down

1

once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time

7

to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring

1

big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important

10

to sit down hard; to sink down to the floor

4

dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze

2

love; affection

1

to trample underfoot; to tread on; to crush with a foot

1

party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow

3

to spoil; to rot; to corrode

2

to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved

1

belly; abdomen; stomach

6

bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh

1

battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict

3

to require much effort; to be hard to do; to be bone-breakingly hard

1

to peek; to peep

4

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

2

to go up the stairs

1

have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than

13

speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise

1

even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little

1

owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)

1

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

2

I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt

2

to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)

3

gentle; mild-mannered

2

in all directions

1

to fly wildly about

1

yikes; oops; eep; wow

8

to run around trying to escape; to run from place to place

6

by sheer strength; by brute force

1

to seize; to capture; to arrest; to hold down; to subdue

1

to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself

6

to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)

2

control; check; restraint; inhibition

2

pitiful; pathetic; painful to look at

1

to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel

1

to sew together

1