jpdb beta

to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky

3

(cross) section (e.g. in a drawing); cutting plane

1

lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification

4

large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university

3

easily; without effort

1

to hold something reverently with both hands

1

to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter

3

to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away

2

to throw; to fling; to heave; to toss

1

to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged

2

pebble

1

rough (touch, voice, etc.); coarse; gritty; rattling (of beans, beads, etc.)

1

to dislocate one's back; to be unable to stand up due to fear or surprise

2

to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)

2

seeming sad

1

babysitting; babysitter; taking care of; assisting; assistant

1

to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve

6

dispersion; scattering; spreading out; diffusion

1

now (while the time is ripe); while one still can

2

measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion

1

holy mother; birth mother of a holy man (or woman); Virgin Mary

1

to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out

3

yikes; oops; eep; wow

1

beginning; start

1

panic; scare; alarm; panic; financial panic

2

to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter

6

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

1

to be overawed; to be overpowered; to lose the mental battle

1

to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind

5

strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle

3

to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing

2

something (or other)

2

commanding officer

1

tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well

1

to help up

1

to disappear; to vanish

2

to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten

6

escape; flight; breakout; fleeing; desertion

3

ten-odd; a dozen or so

2

no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than

3

enemy army

15

in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once

6

transmission; propagation; spread; circulation; diffusion; dissemination

2

to stop walking; to pause

3

both (people)

1

eight; 8

1

to make sure of; to ascertain; to confirm; to grasp

3

to return; to come back

1

deep emotion; strong feelings

2

to project; to stick out; to stand out

1