jpdb beta

indescribable

6

asking oneself

2

finally; after; following; at the end (of)

1

repentance; confession; penitence

2

to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)

2

to jump at; to be attracted by

4

to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason

1

hair-raising; bloodcurdling; horrible; shocking; gruesome

1

abyss; ravine

3

self-consciousness

1

evil omen

1

dozens; scores of; decades

8

out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb

1

restraint; restriction; fetters; binding; confinement with rope

3

war preparation

2

looks; personal appearance; features

1

to hurt; to smart; to sting

1

root; source; origin; cause

3

unsuitable; inappropriate; improper

2

smelling burnt; tasting burnt; having a burnt smell

2

meow; miaow

3

conflagration; fire

4

twelve o'clock; midnight; noon

2

stealing a march on; getting a head start; secretly acting before others; solo raid on an enemy's camp (for glory)

1

age-appropriate (esp. of clothing, hairstyles)

1

mad scientist

2

punishment; spanking; smacking; chastisement; scolding

2

predation; eating prey; preying upon

4

room for argument

2

sentence; verdict; pronouncement

1

putting an end to; bringing to a close; person who opens and closes the curtains (in a theatre)

1

one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good

1

the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it

2

to whinge; to kvetch; to gripe; to complain; to whine

1

pressure

1

to take the initiative

2

structural

1

closing in on (the enemy, first place, etc.); coming close to; pressing hard; pressing hard (e.g. with a question); taking to task; grilling

2

to punch; to hit and hit; to stamp out; to pierce; to bore into; to knock down walls

1

calling on; visiting

2

snatching; stealing; seizure; usurpation

2

perfect; perfection; perfect game

1

to start slowly; to lag behind

1

to be oversensitive; to be nervous; to be overly concerned; to worry too much

1

dispersing; breaking up; running away

4

to let the tension out of one's shoulders; to relax; to not take oneself too seriously

1

presumptuous; impertinent; impudent; ridiculous; laughable; absurd

1

good-bye; farewell

2

someone who gets in the way without serving any useful purpose; fly in the ointment; buttinsky; third wheel

4

unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette

1