jpdb beta

to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still

3

to bury; to embed; to implant

1

(finger) ring

1

exploitation; bleeding dry; squeezing dry; milking (e.g. a cow's teat); extracting (a liquid) through squeezing

1

money

1

even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is

6

assistance; support

1

law

1

certain death

2

price; cost; value; worth; value

2

boiling; seething; becoming heated (e.g. debate); excitement; soaring (prices); shooting up

1

nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp

3

skin

2

to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)

1

to bear; to endure

1

to compare and contrast two alternatives; to weigh the relative merits of A and B; to weigh one's options; to try to have it both ways; to try to sit on two stools

1

selection; choice; option

4

hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour

11

to unite; to join; to do together; to confuse with

2

polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough

4

firm; determined; resolute; conclusive

1

refusal; rejection

2

refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing

2

but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just

2

even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...

4

to be effeminate; to be a fop; to break into a smile; to grin

1

to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)

5

respect and affection; love and respect

1

stagnation; hindrance; delay

1

please ...

1

people; citizens; subjects; folk

7

to bare one's fangs; to snarl (at)

1

to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of

4

immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily

5

to be seized with fear; to be intimidated; to lose one's nerve; to be frightened; to get cold feet; to chicken out

3

incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion

2

true character; real nature

1

to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known

1

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

3

steady; sound; solid; reliable; trustworthy

1

hatred; abhorrence; loathing; detestation

3

whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom

1

to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into

6

(addressee's) name; (recipient's) name and address

1

address; destination

1

cursive style

1

ink

1

drop (e.g. of water); drip

1

one drop (of fluid)

1

to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)

2