jpdb beta

scalp

1

to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside

1

impulse; impetus; urge

1

to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain

2

hair (of the head)

1

painstaking; careful; meticulous; scrupulous; detailed; elaborate

1

to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest

2

to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by

1

abnormal

1

temple (side of head)

1

just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)

1

modus operandi; criminal technique; trick

1

underhanded; unfair; makeshift; stopgap

2

(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)

1

to shut out one's opponents; to stop the other side from scoring

1

damn it!; dang it!

1

to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts

3

to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive

4

to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)

7

moving about; stirring about

1

to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post); to be delivered

2

to irritate; to grate on one's nerves; to aggravate; to be galling; to be invidious

1

to screw; to twist; to distort; to parody; to torture; to wrest

2

to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous

2

to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour

2

comfortably; easily

1

indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation

3

ban on entering (a building, venue, etc.)

2

defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)

2

weak; feeble; delicate; frail; helpless

1

to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble

1

container; receptacle; case; inserting; putting in

1

with these words; while saying

2

My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!

1

to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip

1

if so; in that case; in that situation

1

to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself

3

to open one's eyes wide

1

to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive

1

three people

14

although I say; although one might say; although called

3

to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself

1

hogging; having all to oneself; monopolising; monopolizing

1

in a manner of speaking; as it were; so to speak; if you like; per se

1

to say no more; to sink into silence

1

to have a talk; to tell a story

2

Lloyd; Loyd

1

to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)

1

superior officer

1

independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation

1