jpdb beta

to tighten; to press hard

2

to relax one's efforts; to let up; to let one's guard down

1

flow of time; flux of time; lapse of time; current of the times; trend of the times

2

to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled

1

blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)

2

no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than

3

esoteric doctrines; mysteries

1

reality; actuality; hard fact

11

to whistle

3

to rebuke; to scold; to tell off; to question persistently (in order to criticize or find fault with somebody)

1

pride

2

to rush back; to run back

2

removal (e.g. of a building); dismantling (e.g. a tent); striking (e.g. a stage set); withdrawal (of troops); evacuation; retreating

4

tired feeling; feeling of exhaustion; sense of fatigue; fatigability

1

willpower; energy; vitality

4

to listen carefully; to strain one's ears

4

surreptitious glance; looking furtively

1

to practice magic; to practise magic

1

navel; belly button; protrusion or depression in the middle of an object; center; centre

1

to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort

7

to smile pleasantly

2

bow and arrow; weapon; arms

14

going together

7

luckily; happily

1

to wrap up

6

companion; company

7

clever; shrewd; canny; smart; quick; prompt

1

to grumble; to complain

1

to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely

3

healthy; sound; wholesome

3

professional duties

1

to bite into; to sink one's teeth into

1

here and there; in places

2

(tree) trunk; (arrow) shaft; (tool) handle; backbone; base

1

to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped

1

trace; tracks; site; remains; scar

2

result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently

9

to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over

4

bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water

5

to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross

11

to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited

2

even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that

6

nothing but; none other than

1

to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear

2

ambition; aspiration

3

implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization

1

to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)

1

to tame (e.g. animal); to domesticate

1

last resort

1

to drag into; to pull into; to lure inside; to win over; to entice into

2