jpdb beta

to spoil; to rot; to corrode

3

what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?

1

to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set

1

to drop one's shoulders

1

twitching

1

convulsion; cramp; spasm; tic; twitch; fit

2

to step forward; to take a step forward

4

to spend time (on doing something)

1

of tender years; very young

1

to look down on (someone); to treat with contempt; to treat disparagingly; to sneer at

1

to prepare for death; to get ready to die

1

because; the reason is; if you want to know why

1

to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten

3

to expose to danger; to imperil; to jeopardize

2

remainder; the rest; what is left

1

counter for nights

1

dim light; faint light; half-light of early morning; twilight

1

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

1

electricity; (electric) light

1

thank you (for your hard work); I appreciate your efforts

1

nosebleed

2

to take down in notes (meeting minutes, etc.); to apply (concepts, ideas, etc. to specific processes or methods); to drop into something (e.g. a bag); to entice; to lure

1

slug

2

to wriggle

1

glass; pane

2

surface of a wall

1

to shut the lid

1

how can (one) do something

1

confinement; imprisonment; incarceration

1

gadid (any fish of the family Gadidae, incl. cod, haddock, whiting and pollack); Pacific cod (Gadus macrocephalus)

1

easy; simple; light

1

land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap

1

original; primitive; primary; fundamental; proto-

1

to pour in (liquids); to pour in (money); to pump in (investment)

1

privacy; secrecy; confidentiality

1

hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done

3

tyranny; atrocity

1

to knock (a person) off his feet; to hit (something) hard; to send (someone) flying

1

possible; conceivable; likely; probable

1

any number of times

1

stool (stood on to reach high objects); small stepladder; (fig.) stepping stone

2

a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course

1

very much; very many; more and more

1

whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; (arch.) deftly finishing up; (arch.) putting on the final touches

1

word; remark; statement

3

lucky; fortunate

2

blooming late; flowering late; late-flowering plant; late-blooming species (of plant); being a late bloomer (of an athlete, author, etc.)

1

collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration

1

preliminary inspection; having a look in advance; preparatory read-through (e.g. of lesson notes); siding (on a house); clapboard

1

(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much

1