jpdb beta

defeat; loss; reverse; setback

2

beacon; skyrocket; signal fire; starting shot; starting signal

1

amount of light; quantity of light

1

looking someone in the eyes; taking a straight look at something

2

sense of sight; vision

1

(stabbing) through; (plunging) into

1

throwing down multiple objects in succession; at once in great numbers

1

to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off

2

assassin's dagger

3

to be able to see

1

gift; boon; (good) result; fruit (e.g. of one's efforts)

1

eyesight; vision; visual acuity

1

to hold (someone) down; to pin down; to wrestle to the ground

3

to stretch; to extend; to gain influence; to become stronger; to go further; to extend one's journey; to smooth out

1

to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress

2

to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust

6

highly unpredictable; touch and go

1

strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious

1

background reflections (e.g. on a window); reflected glare

1

moribund state; near-death; barely alive condition

1

just one person; only one

1

calm; composed; cool; quiet

4

cohesion; adhesion

1

reflexive; reflecting

1

to throw at; to turn; to raise

1

dagger

1

intimacy; affection; familiarity

1

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

1

shackles; fetters; irons; bonds (e.g. family); ties; binding relationship

9

uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan

2

being good at thoughtfulness for others; thoughtful and considerate person

2

kind; tender-hearted; compassionate

1

to share (life's) joys and sorrows (with); to share the good and the bad (with); to stick together through thick and thin

1

ghost; revenant; spirit (of the dead); departed soul

4

calm; composed; leisurely

1

disjointed; frequently interrupted; in fits and starts

1

to take off one's glasses

1

to insert; to put in (such that there is a snug fit); to have sex; to fuck; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to place a ring-shaped object around something (esp. one that restricts freedom, such as handcuffs)

2

(animal) collar; necklace; choker

2

childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate

3

to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)

1

absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming

1

to covet; to crave; to lust insatiably for; to indulge in; to devour greedily

1

to shake and untangle; to shake free from

2

at someone's (something's) mercy

1

woven mat (of sedge, hay, etc.)

1

recycled cloth

1

incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost

2

understanding (of people's circumstances and feelings); perceptiveness; sympathy; wisdom

1

the principle of the thing

1