jpdb beta

to pant (while rushing); to gasp; to puff and blow

1

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

9

blasphemy; profanity; sacrilege; desecration; defilement

1

stone pillar

2

group; bunch; crowd; group

3

emission (of light); radiation (of light); luminescence

3

literally; to the letter; literal

20

to begin to tremble

1

standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert; quarantine

7

inclination; slant; slope; bevel; list; dip

1

to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere

3

being about to cry; the verge of tears

1

to go past; to pass; to pass by

11

ring; arena; ring

1

hind leg; hind foot

1

to twine around

2

to plunder; to grab; to snatch

2

to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts

10

Japanese dock (Rumex japonicus)

5

swallowtail butterfly (esp. the citrus swallowtail butterfly, Papilio xuthus)

1

to be torn off; to come off; to be torn to pieces; to be torn to shreds

4

pressure; clamping; tightening; fastening

1

feeling in the hands (when striking, poking, etc.); (feeling of) resistance; response (to one's efforts); reaction; (having an) effect (on)

6

congeniality; satisfaction; gratification; critical hit

1

to breathe out; to exhale

17

coupled with; together

2

lung

6

whole face; all over one's face

5

sweaty; sweat-drenched; covered in sweat

1

to gasp for air; to pant; to be out of breath

1

to praise; to extol; to hail; to laud; to celebrate

9

gasping

4

modesty; humility; being humble

1

retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)

4

putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation

2

to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall

9

loss of strength; exhaustion; weakness

1

slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed

4

criticism; judgement; judgment; comment

4

mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)

3

support; help; backing; covering (from enemy attack); protection

9

to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last

7

at any rate; in any case; anyway; anyhow

1

to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)

2

as if; as it were; as though; right then; just then; at that moment

1

existence; possession; having; limited company

1

to shake; to tremble; to sway; to be unsettled; to be unstable; to fluctuate

1

to constrict one's chest; to wring one's heart; to wrench one's heart

2

should not; must not

4

to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent

5