jpdb beta

to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit

4

absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine

1

to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float

1

nowhere

1

at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know

1

to crouch; to squat; to cower

2

to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward

1

to blaze; to burn brightly

1

to hang one's head; to droop one's head

3

back off!; leave me alone!

1

quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly

2

stability; steadiness; equilibrium

5

(at the) window

1

gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy

2

as if ...; as if to say ...; as though ...

1

to talk; to speak

1

to go past; to pass; to pass by

1

stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation

1

to get up (from sitting); to stand up; to (finally) start to do something; to get off one's backside; to take action

4

firmly, stubbornly

1

to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)

1

to detain; to check; to restrain

3

isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words

4

to leave behind

4

to speak to; to give a (something) talk to; to speak words of (something)

1

to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff

3

cowardly; timid; easily frightened

2

dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle

3

brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved

2

(fixing) boundaries for religious practices; prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice); fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; (arch.) short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store; barrier; dimensional barrier

2

to stretch around (e.g. a fence, dragnet, etc.); to lay out (e.g. a wiring system, network, etc.); to string up (e.g. an antenna, ship's rigging, etc.)

2

any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand

2

there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)

2

to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at

1

doubtful; questionable; uncertain; disputable; suspicious

1

to comfort; to console; to amuse

1

to get angry; to lose one's temper

2

to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on

2

fervent; fierce; violent

2

(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of

2

tone (of voice); manner of talking

2

to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)

2

never again

4

high spirits; boastful talk

2

to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)

3

to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation

1

opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring

1

(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of

1

to have full knowledge (of something); to know something thoroughly

1

bluff; false show of power; bold front

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