jpdb beta

stepping back; drawing back

1

to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)

1

surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency

2

slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably

5

to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)

1

to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on

1

corset

1

narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable

1

to relax; to make oneself comfortable

1

to pray; to say a prayer; to say grace; to wish; to hope

1

both hands; both arms; ten

1

tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard

1

to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple

3

corridor; hallway; passageway

5

noisily (walking)

1

earthquake

1

to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect

3

sound; noise; (musical) note; fame

3

oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)

1

to stand (something) up; to put upright; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to let out; to raise (a cloud of dust, smoke, etc.)

3

something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?

10

shout; yell; scream; cry

1

together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)

7

force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; impulse

2

to open wide (doors or windows); to throw open; to fling open; to leave open; to keep open

2

to return; to come back

4

even though; despite; when

4

to dishevel (hair)

1

half-crazed; frantic

1

to shout; to cry (out); to scream; to clamor (for or against); to advocate; to insist

1

to rage; to fly into a rage; to become furious

1

confusion; dismay; consternation; panic

1

to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled (of an arrangement, conclusion, etc.)

5

to get into a panic; to be flustered; to panic; to get in a flap

1

ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); seeker; Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

1

look (esp. an angry or upset look); expression

1

to rant and rave; to raise hell

1

sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen

1

to glare at; to scowl at

2

thieving cat; adulterer; homewrecker

2

to drop into, drop-by-drop

1

bitch; shameless woman

1

to shake; to waver; to tremble

1

to have a relationship; to have relations

1

adulterous partner (in a relationship); adulterous lover

1

seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...

7

politics; political manoeuvre; political maneuver

2

though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless

1

system; institution; organization; organisation

2

perfect; complete

3