jpdb beta

had better ...; had better not ...

5

perhaps; probably; generous; many; much

7

deadly poison

4

to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp

10

danger; peril; hazard; risk

9

right; correct; proper; righteous; just

2

poisonous insect

8

chair; stool; post; office; position

29

to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire

2

circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle

1

movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling

9

stool (stood on to reach high objects); small stepladder; (fig.) stepping stone

1

vent; vent hole; air hole

4

wire netting; wire mesh; wire screen; chain-link mesh

1

filter (esp. camera)

1

hair (on the head)

10

to comb upwards; to brush up (a loose strand of hair); to turn up a lamp wick

2

to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)

3

dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding

4

inspection; examination; checking

11

to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge

21

scabbard; sheath; cap (on pen, brush, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread

9

dizziness; giddiness; vertigo

7

disgust; hate; repugnance; loathing

3

to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after

6

shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma

4

(dead) body; corpse; carcass; remains

6

vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept

2

stripe; bar; streak; (weaved) stripe pattern (of 2 or more different colors)

2

pattern; design

1

he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!

30

to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)

17

fragment; one of the group or party

1

to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone

2

to get away without consequences; to get off scot-free

1

occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally

1

(mental) attitude; way of thinking; attention; care; prudence; intention

2

or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean

1

to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled

6

for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of

7

is that so? (generally rhetorical)

15

to rescue from; to help out of; to save

4

admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled

1

to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff

8

hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently

16

in two equal parts

1

isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...

24

happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying

8

hair's breadth

1

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

3