jpdb beta

(on the) verge of death

8

taking the opportunity to do something; doing something incidentally; doing something while (you) are at it; doing something on the way; while I'm at it

1

far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far

2

present continuous tense; present progressive form; ongoing; (currently) active; currently in progress

1

offender; criminal; culprit

2

abandoning (hope, plans); giving up

1

otherwise; or else; if not

1

unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene

1

preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding

1

to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt

1

to settle (a dispute)

2

flight; desertion; escape

8

conduct; behavior; behaviour

3

principle; theory; fundamental truth

2

compression; condensing; shortening; compression (of data)

1

spewing; gushing; spouting; eruption; effusion

3

propulsive power; driving force

1

explosion; detonation; blast; outburst (of emotion); explosion (e.g. of anger); eruption (e.g. of discontent)

3

shooting; firing; emitting; ejection; projection; injection

1

to steer a ship; to manage; to take command; to take the helm

1

usually; ordinarily; always; continuous; 24-hour (operation, care, etc.); constant

1

to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)

5

rocket engine; rocket motor

1

form; method; system; formula

1

insect; bug

1

change of course

1

long time; several hours; long spell

3

tight turn; adaptability; flexibility; maneuverability

1

it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but

1

weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot

1

relief; aid

1

or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean

1

(dead) body; corpse; remains

16

guard; sentinel; garrison

2

station; office; guardroom

3

to deliver; to extradite; to stretch across; to hand over

2

murderer

1

everyone; anyone; no one; nobody

2

(not) a soul; (not) a single person

1

going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease

1

to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block

1

clearing out people (from a room, etc.); ordering people to leave

2

to be possible; to be conceivable; to be likely; to be probable

1

opposite side; other side

1

(are you) alright?; (are you) OK?

4

I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)

1

be; is

1

failure; defeat; mistake; unconsciousness

1

analysis

1

being brought to a standstill; being stranded; being stumped; being in a dilemma; dying while standing (and remaining standing); dying on one's feet

1