jpdb beta

by any standard; (not) even as flattery

1

perfection; flawlessness

1

tonight; this evening

1

readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation

4

(suddenly) quiet

1

to fall completely silent; to become still as death

1

outside world; physical world

1

isolation; segregation; separation; quarantine

1

membrane; film

1

loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal

2

flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event

1

side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time

2

to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain

2

to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)

4

inside a car (train, bus, etc.)

1

to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses

1

thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words

1

sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing

3

self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself

2

least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least

1

falling heavily

1

full particulars; the whole story; from beginning to end

2

defeat; loss; reverse; setback

1

details (of an incident, event, etc.); whole story; course of events; facts; circumstances; particulars

2

as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")

2

important; significant; precious; valuable; careful

1

to interrupt (a person)

1

to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully

1

backlight (in photography, etc.); illumination (of the subject) from behind

2

to cast a shadow

1

mysterious; mystical

1

afterwards

1

only once

1

charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage

1

to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show

2

to consider others' feelings; to sympathize with somebody's feelings

1

method; process; manner; way; means; technique

1

difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)

1

to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with

1

so; like this; in this way

6

senior group member; leader among peers; (like) one's older brother; big brother

1

tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard

2

hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment

1

to shake off

1

secret; secrecy

2

to tear off; to pluck off; to take forcibly

1

service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services

1

to let go by; to let pass; to overlook; to miss

3

weak ending; tapering; anticlimax; tame ending

1

vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept

2