jpdb beta

high-pitched; shrill

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shriek; scream

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stupor; stupefaction; trance; (being) dumbfounded

1

to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)

1

to be completely still

1

splendid; magnificent; gorgeous

1

roundhouse kick; turning kick

1

behind; in the rear; in back

1

to blow off; to be blown off

1

slow motion (video); moving slowly; moving leisurely

1

all bark and no bite; unable to live up to one's claims

1

to moan; to groan

1

to dust; to remove dust; to slap; to hit (with the palm); to use up money

1

to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing

1

gallery; corridor; art gallery; upper gallery (in a theatre); spectators (esp. at a golf tournament)

1

without

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measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion

1

combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting

1

to slip down; to slide down; to glide down

1

aimlessly; unexpectedly (showing up); slowly swaying; staggering; moving feebly

1

to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears

3

moment; instant

1

intangible; incorporeal; by force; outrageous; making light of; making fun of

1

to hold a person back; to restrain; to catch in one's arms

2

suddenly and in a loud voice (e.g. sobbing)

1

to lose consciousness

1

bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit

2

chaps; skin fissure

1

these guys; these fellows

1

to accuse someone falsely; to make a false charge

1

suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange

8

to tag along; to follow; to tail; to leave tracks; to leave footprints

1

to hurl abuse (at); to use abusive language

1

to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)

1

flapping; rattling (sound); noisily; commotion; kerfuffle

1

going into a frenzy; flying into a rage

1

to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on

1

to leap out (e.g. onto the stage); to spring out; to jump (e.g. into first place); to shoot (e.g. to the top); to come to the forefront

1

to knock down; to beat (someone) up; to injure (someone) so badly they cannot recover (esp. emotionally); to overwhelm (with mental anguish, etc.)

1

details (of an incident, event, etc.); whole story; course of events; facts; circumstances; particulars

1

curtain; bunting; act (in play)

2

to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach

2

to shake each other's hands; to shake hands with each other

1

advice; warning

1

to defend oneself; to protect oneself

1

interval; break; pause; spare moment

1

art of self-defense (defence)

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swallowing; understanding; apprehension

1

bookworm; bibliophile; bibliophage

1

having little experience

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