jpdb beta

to play with; to joke; to use (esp. trick, sophistry, etc.); to deride; to scoff at; to make fun of

1

main force; brute force; strong-arm

1

to take (someone) away; to carry off; to abduct; to kidnap

4

origin; source; beginning; starting point

3

confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter

4

fainting; swooning

1

to correct; to touch up; to smarten up; to put one's hand in (e.g. pocket)

3

straight line; beeline

2

to copy (down); to transcribe

1

healing; cure; recovery

2

to carry on; to go on with one's life; to keep alive; to stay alive; to survive

1

independently; individually; separately; alone; singlehanded; unassisted

1

will; testament; one's dying wish; one's last words

6

creakingly; squeakingly; tightly (squeezing, pressing, etc.); (drinking) in one go

3

whole passage; full text; whole sentence; full paragraph

2

incineration; destruction by fire

1

to probe; to search; to sound out; to investigate

1

expectation; anticipation; forecast

2

the usual; as it always is; said; that (previously-mentioned person or object); (arch.) in the usual way

1

humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits

1

secret message

7

to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award

2

to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth

4

inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; test; check; scan (e.g. MRI, PET); audit

1

basis; grounds; base (of operations); base (of a group of stones)

4

to write down one after another; to enumerate; to list; to write at length; to write on and on; to go on writing

2

reference; allusion

1

to go to hell; to fall into hell; to be damned

3

hellfire; flames of hell; raging fire; large fire; fire that consumes an evildoer

3

even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little

7

to be nearing death; to be dying

6

my; one's own; I ...; one ...

16

to lend a hand; to help

10

anonymous report; (secret) information; tip-off; informing (against)

7

sincerity; good faith

1

to grasp back; to squeeze back; to grab back

2

to put away; to stow away; to tuck away; to hoard

2

as before; as ever; as it was originally

3

to be lifted up (with a crane, ropes, etc.); to be raised; to be hoisted; to turn upward (esp. of eyes); to slant upward

2

inevitable; necessary

4

good fortune; happiness; blessing; good luck

2

to turn; to shift; to switch; to change; to alter

3

to survive; to live long

9

to be self-complacent; to be conceited; to flatter oneself; to be full of oneself

2

to take advantage of someone's kindness or patience; to get carried away; to be elated; to get puffed up (with pride); to push one's luck; to get cocky

2

to kick (hard); to send flying with a kick; to kick away; to reject flatly; to refuse outright; to turn down

2

open-mouthed

3

command; lead; generalship; leadership

1

separate case; another matter; different matter; another project

1

to be all out (e.g. of people); to be all elsewhere; to be all in use (e.g. of cars); to be sold out; to have none left

2