jpdb beta

to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run

2

after a short while; not long after; soon; before long; shortly thereafter

8

to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress

5

angry roar; bellow

2

to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with

1

violence; mayhem

9

tone color; tone colour; tone quality; timbre

1

to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)

6

storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)

1

to blow violently; to sweep over; to devastate

1

state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth

5

to narrow; to contract

1

to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)

5

hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker

1

direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)

2

specialized weapon or skill; specialised weapon or skill

1

junk; rubbish; trash; garbage; odds and ends

1

ground; earth's surface

5

violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement

3

place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.

2

cave-in; collapse; sinking; depression (e.g. of the skull); subsidence

1

brick

2

to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve

3

tyranny; abuse of power; violence (e.g. of a storm)

1

to be scared

1

local residents; neighbours; neighbors

1

being empty-handed; being penniless; having no capital (for starting a business)

1

to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command

4

both fists

1

to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to separate (e.g. a couple); to disrupt (a relationship)

1

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.)

2

texture; grain; one's skin (lacking makeup, etc.); natural skin; surface of the earth; bare ground

2

steam; vapour; vapor; steamboat; steam locomotive

2

to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout

1

abrasion; scratch

1

to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float

6

quantity; amount; generosity; magnanimity; pramana; (in Indian philosophy) means by which one gains accurate and valid knowledge

4

thanks; gratitude

5

pliantly; pliably; subserviently; ingratiatingly; servilely

1

miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic

2

big man; large man; tall man; giant

1

bald head; baldness

1

height (of body); stature

4

physique; constitution

1

to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in

4

violent

3

visual

1

to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on

3

one's heart; the mind; inner feelings; inmost thoughts; true motives

2

gradually; slowly but steadily

1