jpdb beta

to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)

6

to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest

1

reciting (to oneself); repeating (e.g. an order, to confirm one heard it correctly)

1

concentration; diligence; asceticism; zeal in one's quest for enlightenment; adherence to a vegetarian diet

2

premature

1

chance; opportunity

6

regret; repentance

2

once you've committed a crime, commit to it; in for a penny, in for a pound; (lit.) if you've eaten poison, (lick) the plate

1

aha!; yes sir

2

ha ha ha (laughter)

6

a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)

2

vibrato

1

one's heart's desire; one's dearest wish

3

blood

2

the scruff or nape of the neck

1

(stabbing) through; (plunging) into

1

to love

4

to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations

7

anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest

3

plan; scheme; plot; design; project; intention

1

to be enigmatic; to be puzzling; to be wrapped in mystery

1

to feel affectionate towards; to have feelings for; to care for; to hold dear

1

eternal life

1

grace; favor; favour; blessing; benefit

1

to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do

1

it doesn't matter what; anything is fine

1

at any rate; in any event; either way; anyway

1

600; six hundred

3

year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)

4

near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon

4

probable; likely

2

aim; goal

1

to start a journey; to embark on a trip; to set forth; to hit the trail

2

the late; the deceased

1

huge; big; gargantuan

2

to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop

1

to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)

2

trend; tendency; movement; attitude

2

rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk

6

as expected; predictably; not surprisingly

1

blood and iron; military might

3

hot blood; warm blood; zeal; fervor; fervour

3

cold-bloodedness; coldheartedness

3

mystery; curiosity; strangeness; ghost; monster; apparition

20

murder; killing; murderer

4

mainly; chiefly; primarily; for the most part

1

godparent; first person to give something its name

1

lecture

1

choreography; dance composition; dance coaching

1

being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)

3