jpdb beta

fainting in agony

1

vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump

2

now (while the time is ripe); while one still can

1

these guys; these fellows

1

it's best to; it's safest to; there's nothing better than

1

to soothe; to calm; to pacify

1

duty; role; function

3

timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear

1

demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire

1

seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of

1

this area; around here

4

to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)

1

here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up

1

first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)

6

just as one thought; as usual; sure enough

1

to look towards

1

guilty (feeling, conscience, look, etc.); (feeling) uneasy

1

to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision

1

staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly

4

senior; older; elderly

5

in swarms; in great crowds

1

to have the nerve to

3

foot of a mountain; plain at the foot of a mountain; range; spread; extent

3

to collect; to assemble; to gather

3

to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)

1

market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation

1

price; cost; value; worth; merit

2

to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke

6

boiled and half-dried bonito

2

expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...

2

cannibalism; biting (someone); man-eating (e.g. tiger); cannibalistic

1

ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very

1

far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention

2

lavish; profuse

1

to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck

2

(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least

1

to have all the fun; to get the better part of the deal; to get the easy life

1

doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")

4

to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor

3

securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying

1

ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to

1

rival; opponent; revenge; (arch.) spouse

1

to sell

4

even though it is not; despite not

1

very; extremely; that is

3

resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret

2

if I (we, etc.) could

1

to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing

2

they

1

to feel like it; to get to think that way; to become so minded

1