jpdb beta

just what you'd expect from ...; that's just like (him, her, etc.); that's (exactly) why ...; that's (precisely) the reason ...

2

lance; harpoon

1

mwahahaha (evil laughter)

1

grim face; angry look

1

regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected

1

organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)

2

putting off; postponing

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without sparing time for sleep

2

just when (one is about to ...); just as; the very moment when; on the point of

1

evening; evening hour

1

ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice

1

near; close; beside; third person

1

to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)

2

(I) won't (say) anything no matter what (expression is followed by negative verb relating to say, answer, etc.) to not (tell) even under any threat

2

mountain (or hill) behind a house, village, etc.; side of a mountain that gets little sunshine; envious; jealous

1

to tag along; to follow; to tail; to leave tracks; to leave footprints

2

awareness; realization

1

to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for

3

decision; determination; resolution

2

to sever relations (with somebody; esp. a relative or spouse); to break off (with)

1

evil influence; (evil) clutches; tentacles of evil

4

to make up for; to compensate for; to indemnify; to recompense; to redeem (e.g. a fault); to atone for

1

to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it

8

to quit (a shady business); to wash one's hands of; to cut one's ties with; to wash one's feet

1

position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view

1

to settle (a dispute)

1

to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)

1

what did you do?; is anything the matter?; what seems to be the problem?; can I help you?

1

offender; criminal; culprit

2

unexpected meeting; coincidence

3

married woman; another's wife

2

to follow; to shadow; to hanker after; to hover around

2

bad; poor; inferior; delinquent; hoodlum; hooligan

2

dawn breaks; day dawns

3

bitterness; bitter taste

1

claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention

1

vermilion; scarlet

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kiss; squeak (as in the sound made by mice); sound of liquid being sucked up

3

good grief

2

to tell (to do); to order; to tell on (someone); to tattle; to often say

1

taking on a life of its own (of a rumour, etc.); walking by oneself; talking a walk by oneself; walking unaided; being able to walk without help; standing on one's own feet

3

we; us; I; me; my store (business, etc.)

1

Patagonian toothfish (Dissostichus eleginoides); melody; section of a pop song

3

to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention

3

trembling with excitement

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arena

9

you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only

4

to look away; to avert one's eyes

5

reward; recompense; tip; conveyance charge; packhorse charge

1

to make out with; to make cozy with (cosy); to do at one's own discretion

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