jpdb beta

grabbing hold; eagle grip; tight hold

1

to pull up; to haul up

1

to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted

3

keyhole

3

corners of the mouth

1

to trample down; to tread on; to ignore; to spurn

4

resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret

2

merciless; ruthless; pitiless; unfeeling

2

loud; sonorous; ringing

1

(sound of) laughter; laughing voice

1

distant

1

to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit

1

total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects

1

dust

1

stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled

1

to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)

2

protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household

2

escape; break-out; prolapse; proptosis

4

essential; important; crucial; vital; main

1

good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless

1

to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious

1

settlement; solution; resolution

1

important person; strategic person; key figure

1

unshapely; unsightly; clumsy; unpresentable; uncouth; awkward

1

sense of security

1

to smile (at); to grin (at)

1

to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear

4

there is nothing more that can be done; it's all over

1

mat; canvas (boxing, wrestling)

6

to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)

1

to get in touch with

2

is there anything else?

1

ventilation

1

making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi

1

long and narrow

1

to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to

1

to yell out loud; to shout loudly; to cry aloud; to scream loudly

2

to look at; to gaze; to stare at

1

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

2

on closer reflection; on second thought; come to think of it; actually

1

in that way; like that; that way

2

application; request; petition

8

to lay in stock; to replenish stock; to procure; to learn; to find out; to take in

1

half a year; six months

2

great difference; major mistake

2

occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally

2

uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently

2

to stay calm; to keep cool

2

mishearing

1

thoughts; thinking

1