jpdb beta

according to plan; as planned

2

to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)

5

dark history; dark past; something one wants to forget or pretend never happened

14

to write down; to note down; to mention; to describe; to inscribe; to mark

12

radius

1

The End; Finis; completion; conclusion; full provision

4

ending up right back where one started

1

the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since

33

restoration; repair; mending

4

to (go and) do; to make (a blunder, mess, etc.); to perpetrate; to achieve; to accomplish; to pull off

2

to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst

20

putting one's life on the line; giving everything one has got; acting out of desperation

6

devotion; dedication; self-sacrifice

2

serves you right!

2

achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization

13

attendance (at school); going to school

30

to rescue (someone); to save; to help (out of a difficulty); to save (spiritually); to redeem (from sin); to deliver (from suffering, distress, etc.)

16

comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious

4

to look stern

2

to be reborn; to be reincarnated; to turn over a new leaf; to become a new person; to be reorganized; to be transformed

2

to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was

2

glossy; bright; slick

2

spatula; (fabric) tracing spatula; (pottery) pallet; (artificially cultured) Japanese crucian carp

4

moment by moment; hour by hour

7

there is nothing; having nothing

3

to be branded a ...; to be labelled a ...

1

almost every day; almost daily

7

to get a phone call

8

antinomy; self-contradiction; either-or situation; choice between mutually exclusive alternatives

1

villain; baddie; the villain's part

7

point of compromise; common ground

5

one copy (of a document); one letter; one-way traffic; pure straight; winning hand containing nine consecutive tiles of the same suit (i.e. 1-9)

5

outrageous lie; outright lie

6

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

8

evil influence; (evil) clutches; tentacles of evil

2

a touch (of sadness, unease, etc.); a tinge (of); a hint (of); a smear (of paint, ink, etc.); one stroke (of a brush)

5

passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing

7

see you tomorrow

4

to fall (on); to rain down; to shower down; to befall; to happen (to)

3

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

3

celebration (of a joyous occasion); blessing; giving one's blessing; blessing (from God)

15

one's heart's desire; one's dearest wish

1

to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to become engrossed in; to become absorbed in; to become frayed and dishevelled (of hair, grass, etc.); to be fluffy

6

saliva; spit; spittle

4

whereabouts; what part; how much; what point

4

pleading; entreaty; supplication; petition

9

anyway; anyhow; as one likes; by all means; at any cost; no matter what it takes

3

feverish; enthusiastic

2

to catch a cold

5

to be at a complete loss; to be without recourse; to be completely stymied; to have absolutely no idea what to do

1