jpdb beta

pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable

1

envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)

3

all; everyone; everybody

9

to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)

2

Malta

2

count; earl

2

rebellion; uprising; insurrection; (arch.) treason

2

to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up

2

disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing

1

to plan; to plot; to attempt (e.g. suicide, murder); to undertake (e.g. business); (arch.) to stand on tip-toes

1

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

1

to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect

1

way of speaking; intimation

4

slipping out (a chuckle, giggle); unintentionally (letting out a quiet laugh)

2

glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination

1

to boost; to force up; to push up

1

dubious tale; cock-and-bull story; questionable information; taking care not to be fooled

1

it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...

9

from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial

1

nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic

1

hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate

1

to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm

4

night watchman

1

witnessing; observing; sighting

1

to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important

1

to go to; to proceed to; to leave for

1

to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes

8

beyond human understanding

1

there is nothing

5

delightful; joyous; joyful; happy; desirable; welcome

1

uninhabited area; acting inhumanly; inhuman person; nonhuman life (usu. sentient)

1

all-purpose; utility; universal; all-powerful; almighty; omnipotent

1

nervous temperament; worrier's disposition

1

overanxiety; needless worry

3

quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive

1

to do

3

to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over

2

gale; strong wind; swift wind; fresh breeze (Beaufort scale)

2

quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt

11

to open one's eyes wide (in anger, surprise, etc.); to goggle at

2

ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity

1

to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way

2

careless

2

to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)

6

to fall forward (of a person); to tumble forward

2

the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)

1

to go too far; to go past; to go to extremes; to overdo it

1

unification; integration

1

rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless

3

to regain one's breath; to catch one's breath

2