jpdb beta

klop; klunk; whonk; with a heavy impact; forcibly

1

riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious

2

(Oh) dear!; (Oh) dear me!; Good gracious

1

so; like this; in this way; this much; to this extent

3

having a headache; racking one's brains; troubling over something

1

one shot; one charge; one blow; one punch; home run; one try; one attempt

2

to send flying with a kick

1

exaggerated; overdone; overblown; hyperbolic; bombastic; grandiose

2

to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled

1

bad-tempered

1

next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour

2

as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all

5

to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop

2

eyebrow; eyebrows

1

brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows

1

to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old

1

it's been a long time; long time no see

2

thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...

4

to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch

9

but; however; although

12

request; favour (to ask); wish; please

1

adds emphasis to the following verb or indicates that the action is done forcefully or violently

1

vajra (indestructible substance); diamond; adamantine; thunderbolt; Indra's weapon; Buddhist symbol of the indestructible truth

3

to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid

4

consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude

3

idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning

2

the teaching profession; education of laity

1

to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on

1

boisterously; roughly; briskly

1

to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle

1

to sit (down); to have a seat; to be seated; to assume (a position); to take on (a duty); to occupy (a post)

3

chair; seat; stool; post; position; seat

1

to stand up; to get up; to recover; to regain one's energy; to (stand up and) take action; to rise up (against); to rise (from a crouch) and make the initial charge

2

wanting (to have); desiring; wishing for; I want (you, them, etc.) to (do)

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to cry; to shed tears; to suffer (from); to be troubled (by); to accept (an unreasonable request, loss, etc.); to do reluctantly

3

to cling to; to embrace; to throw one's arms around

4

fear; dread; fright; willies

4

what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn

2

yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?

8

seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity

5

relieved; refreshed; frank; candid; easy-going

1

front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive

2

to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter

1

spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)

1

tension; strain; tensions (between countries, groups, etc.); tonus; muscle tone

1

door; gate; opening; title page

5

same sex

1

to shed tears

5

Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam

5

worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid

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