jpdb beta

ill-natured; mean; nasty; sadistic; cruel; mean-spirited

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fainting in agony

2

as expected; predictably; not surprisingly

2

payback; tit for tat; retaliation; doing over again; redoing

1

making a strange face; strange face

2

staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly

1

to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained

2

double; twice (as much); twofold

1

aha!; yes sir

1

to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart

11

quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful

3

to sit cross-legged; to rest on one's laurels

1

to rise; to erect; to get up

1

to be bewitched by a fox; to be confused

1

to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on

1

to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly

1

kiss

5

normalcy; normality; normal

1

one's heart rate; pulse rate

1

to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun

1

I; me; self-centered man; egotistical man; pompous man

1

action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation

5

judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of

1

contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...

3

to stare back at; to look back at

1

painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable

1

the very thing; itself

2

subjective

1

contour; outline; summary; outline; looks; features

1

trompe l'oeil

1

to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over

2

serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)

2

to speak the truth

1

emergency; extraordinary; unusual

5

to cling to; to embrace

6

carrying on one's back (e.g. baby); piggyback ride

2

to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with

7

stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs

2

to speed; to tear away; to skip over (e.g. pages)

1

after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on

1

to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with

1

lunch; midday meal

1

to rescue from; to help out of; to save

1

dangerous; perilous; threatening; stern (expression); hostile (attitude); sharp

1

to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to

4

resistance (e.g. to antibiotics); tolerance (e.g. drug tolerance)

1

quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to

1

aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!

1

to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)

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to writhe (in agony)

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