jpdb beta

to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)

4

indicates emphasis

1

bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh

4

vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous

1

to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)

1

to become blue; to turn green; to turn pale; to blanch (with fear)

1

grim face; angry look

1

woman; female; feminine gender

4

battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war

6

finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little

11

sigh of relief

1

to go together; to go in company (with); to go along (with)

1

accompanying (someone); going with; travelling together; the same bank; the said bank

1

to feel like; to feel inclined to do

1

speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...

2

on a routine basis; regularly; habitually

2

skipping school or work (without a good reason); playing truant; playing hooky

1

small; little; tiny

10

sky

1

sandbank; sandbar

1

(public) park

4

once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time

3

battlefield; battleground

2

fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification

2

fingernail mark; scratch; scars (e.g. of war); traces (of damage); ravages

1

very deeply

2

to cut down; to chop down; to fell

1

logo; banner

1

large tree

1

bottom; sole; depths (e.g. of despair, the sea); bottom (of one's heart); limit; end

2

to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light

3

some; several; many; how many; how much; very

1

muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line

1

crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift

1

No Entry; No Trespassing; No Admittance; off-limits; restricted; forbidden

2

hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game

1

children; kids

1

paradise; Eden

1

to throw away; to abandon

1

to degenerate; to lapse into

1

extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more

2

lonely

1

swing; trapeze

1

isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words

2

to stand still (for a while); to remain in one place; to stand alone (of a building, statue, tree, etc.); to stand quietly; to wander about; to loiter

2

sentiment; sentimentality

1

to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in

1

it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...

2

person being waited for; person who waits

4

killing time; keeping oneself occupied; wasting time; waste of time

1