jpdb beta

to rescue; to free

4

confinement; imprisonment; incarceration

1

window frame; window sill

1

pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.

3

cut; notch; incision

3

thought to be; seen as

5

flour; meal; powder; heroin

1

rather; better

2

to undo; to untie; to unfasten; to unlace; to unravel; to loosen

1

to succeed (someone); to take over from; to pick up the torch

2

certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons

1

cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)

8

spirit; heart; disposition

2

sharp-eyed; keen-eyed; easily awakened

2

ability to think

1

visit for no reason; going on a fool's errand

3

uncertain; doubtful; unreliable; unsteady; unclear; vague

7

there is no way that ...; easy; simple

14

abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed

4

poor; pitiful; piteous; pitiable

3

to give a reason

2

obstruction; prevention; hindrance; check; blocking; stopping

4

to work out; to think up; to devise; to manage to find (money, time, etc.); to scrape together (funds)

2

no, not like that (but like this)

2

return; giving back; giving up; relinquishing; surrendering

1

to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off

6

to take root

1

irreplaceable

1

racing (of an engine); idling; spinning (without grabbing; of wheels); going round in circles (of an argument, discussion, etc.); going nowhere; being fruitless

2

as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to

1

there being no use in arguing (about it); not up for discussion

17

superhuman strength

1

hold; holding; long press (touchscreen gesture); touch and hold; hold (in rock climbing or bouldering); hold (in wrestling)

2

eyewitness testimony

1

to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up

1

black porgy (Acanthopagrus schlegeli)

1

to make a serious effort

3

deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet

2

human history

1

prominent; eminent; leading; foremost; distinguished

3

transition; changeover; switchover; transfer (of powers, weight, etc.); shift (e.g. of centre of gravity)

3

series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza

7

bitter-tasting bug

1

attachment; adhesion; insistence; tenacity; fixation; obsession

3

to bring (someone) back home; to take (someone) back home

2

banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of

5

the person himself

1

maintaining the status quo

2

wind and waves; discord; trouble; hardships

2

to spoil; to ruin; to destroy; to make a mess of

1