jpdb beta

that gentleman; that lady; he; she

2

advice; warning

1

assent; consent

1

aspiration; volunteering; desire; application

1

as one of

1

touch; contact

1

covering; protection; backing; relief

1

quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt

3

deployment; spreading out; dispersal

1

terrain; geographical features; topography

1

to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path

3

openly; squarely; directly; to a person's face

1

something; some kind of; for some reason

1

sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly

1

no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about

3

sardonic laugh; scornful smile

1

moisture; humidity; dampness

1

to collide; to clash

2

pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting

1

to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated

2

offset; offsetting each other; cancelling each other out; set-off; setoff

1

to be imminent; to loom; to be approaching; to be impending

1

(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest

1

to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)

1

sneer; derision; scornful laugh; cold smile

1

easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going

1

to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip

3

(some) more; even more; longer; further

3

careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate

2

thirst for blood; bloodlust; determination to kill

1

to jump (out of the way); to jump back; to jump aside

1

sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid

2

spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering

1

to pierce through; to stand (of something sharp or pointy); to thrust (up)

1

to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death

2

skewer; spit; skewering; impalement; running through (e.g. with spear)

1

injury; harm; danger

1

meticulous; careful; discreet; scrupulous; prudent

1

to pay attention (to)

1

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

1

advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful

1

difference; variation; difference

1

to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with

1

consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude

2

to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on

6

to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)

2

to unsheathe

1

flash; brandish

1

with a snap; (break) cleanly; (reject) sternly; flatly; smartly (e.g. of dressing up well)

1

hard (on the ears); offensive (to the ear); rasping; rough; harsh; grating

1