jpdb beta

in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)

2

presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch

2

anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity

2

to squash; to crush; to flatten

1

walking; going on foot

2

dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence

1

to rush back; to run back

1

fleeing; escape

1

trying to think of a way (to); devising means (to); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing

1

(the thing) itself

1

to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel

5

dear me; I mean; or rather

1

borderline; boundary

1

female genitalia

1

labia majora

1

traffic lane; road lane

1

one by one; one each; one at a time

1

robust; brawny; muscular; strong; sturdy

2

gatekeeper; door guard; doorman; concierge; janitor

5

intimidating air; sense of intimidation

1

clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress

4

one side; one party; counterpart; one of a pair; fellow; mate

6

bloomers; (girls') gym shorts

5

school swimsuit

3

handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission

1

monster

1

ominous; sinister; (arch.) annoying; (arch.) appearing to be true; (arch.) plausible

1

leg hair

1

to shave

2

absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively

1

uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan

2

ardent; passionate; vehement

1

to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend

2

to content oneself with; to be resigned to (one's fate); to be contented (satisfied) with (one's lot)

1

appearance of written words; impression given by written letters, characters, etc.; literal meaning (of a piece of writing); superficial meaning; face (of a printing type)

1

penance; austerities; mortification; asceticism

1

to suspect

5

being afraid of; being fearful; being timid; trembling; shivering

1

to cross (e.g. road); to traverse

1

of Asian descent

2

very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point

2

large build; large pattern

1

muscular; lean (of a company's operations, etc.)

1

to hold (someone) down; to pin down; to wrestle to the ground

1

to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes

1

yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer

3

abrupt; sudden; unexpected

1

delight; great joy

2

to hold on to something (secret, lead in a race, etc.)

2

at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment

3