jpdb beta

oh, yes?; really?

4

strong-willed; strong of heart

1

nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck

4

hand used like a sword in striking

1

ah; oh; hey!

3

sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical

2

to collapse into; to flop onto

1

short; brief

1

hair; fur; wool; down; plumage

2

to lose consciousness

2

forward; frontward; ahead; rectangular front

5

200; two hundred

3

to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post

2

to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend

1

speck

1

the whole school

1

going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease

1

side entrance; tradesman's entrance; service entrance; staff entrance

1

to chase; to run after; to pursue

1

crossroads; intersection; crossway; carrefour

1

to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew

3

building

3

to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious

2

to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)

2

passage

3

to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)

1

flower bed

1

facing; opposite; across the street; other side

6

corner; section; one horn; narwhal (Monodon monoceros)

1

to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home

1

stainless steel

1

-made; make

1

face-to-face

3

to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)

1

to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)

2

retreating figure; appearance from behind

1

to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)

2

grey; gray; ashen

1

suit (clothing); suit (playing cards)

2

bursting with youth and energy (esp. young woman); vivaciously young; (fish) jumping around energetically (e.g. when caught in a net); bursting (e.g. seams); tight; splattering (e.g. cooking oil)

1

to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)

1

placid; composed; big hearted; broad-minded; great quantity (of something)

1

to exchange glances; to correspond; to counterbalance

1

main question; real issue at hand

1

uh-huh; sniff-sniff

2

I see; that's right; indeed

2

to approach; to draw near

1

to stare at; to look hard at; to look up and down; to scrutinize; to scrutinise

1

to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander

3

address (e.g. of house); residence; domicile

1