jpdb beta

to cling to; to embrace

4

to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations

2

wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do

1

threat; menace

1

to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate

1

ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies

1

to jump at the chance; to accept an offer; to show interest in; to accept a proposal

1

because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...

1

taking great pains (to do); making every effort; having a lot of trouble (doing); racking one's brains

1

groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.); trying to find

1

distrust; suspicion

1

to support (a theory, claim, etc.); to back up; to substantiate; to prove

2

search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.

1

on the occasion of; at the time of

1

without losing time (e.g. to do); without even time for (doing something)

1

noisily (e.g. from many people talking); creating a commotion; rustling (leaves); feeling a chill; getting the chills

2

feeler; tentacle

1

putting off; postponing

1

to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to

1

questions and answers; dialogue

1

check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base

2

to expose oneself (e.g. to danger)

2

victim; injured party; sufferer

2

evening; early night hours

1

liquid

4

lamp; light

4

languidly; loosely

1

to stagger; to stumble; to totter; to misconduct oneself; to have a love affair; to waver

2

to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way

2

to make a mess; to perpetrate; to do; to finish up; to be guilty of

1

finishing blow; coup de grâce

3

to jump up; to spring up

2

wearing a kasaya; wearing an article of clothing in the same manner as a kasaya (i.e. draped over one shoulder); slashing a sword diagonally from the shoulder

2

to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to separate (e.g. a couple); to disrupt (a relationship)

2

to fade; to become dim

1

heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva

3

very likely; very probable

4

to pretend; to feign

1

reward; compensation; collateral; security; turning to look behind

1

the public; the street (e.g. "word on the street"); street; district; location (e.g. of a battle); scene (e.g. of carnage)

1

to conform to; to be in accordance with; to follow (rule, tradition, example, etc.)

1

to instruct; to tell to do; to ask to do; to order

3

affair; state; verdict; sentence; directions; orders

2

whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)

1

dawn; daybreak

6

to comb

1

impossible dream

1

living person; the living

1

to fall in love

1

to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)

2