jpdb beta

old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly

21

to succeed (someone); to take over from; to pick up the torch

1

to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug

1

another meeting; meeting again; reunion

13

one way or another; in many ways; in various ways

3

change of mind; inconstancy; apostasy

1

to hurt; to injure; to harm; to damage; to worry; to bother

1

returning alive; surviving; reaching the home plate

1

capture; takeover; hijack; skyjacking

1

to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved

2

pitiful; heartbreaking; heartrending; touching; tragic; sad

1

cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying

1

to rescue from; to help out of; to save

7

no matter for; without regard to; whatever the ...

1

had better ...; may as well ...

1

to gain in skill; to improve; to get better

1

murder; killing; murderer

1

polite; courteous; hospitable

2

declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice

1

to pick out; to single out; to select; to extract; to draw out; to pull out

1

(lit.) blood flows; to have the blood of ... running in one's veins (artist, warrior, etc.); to be born with particular skills, characteristics, etc.; to have something "in one's blood"

2

beneficial; profitable; useful; helpful; instructive

2

to put to sleep; to lay (something) on its side

2

improvement; reform

1

combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting

1

chasing too far; pursuing relentlessly

1

offense and defense; offence and defence

2

as likely as not; 50-50; even match; tie

2

how dare ...; how could ...

1

to kick about; to kick around; to scatter (a crowd, the enemy, etc.); to rout

1

improved version; revised edition; refinement

1

bleeding; haemorrhage; hemorrhage; bleeding money; red ink; selling below cost

2

to feel giddy; to totter; to be unfixed (emotions, beliefs, etc.); to waver; to wander aimlessly; to loiter

7

looking away; looking aside

2

to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate

1

to cook (e.g. rice)

1

licking one's lips; licking one's chops

1

to go along; to walk along; to follow

6

how can (one) do something

8

to emit smoke

1

to be in focus; to come into focus

2

older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am

3

instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye

4

reckless; daredevil; frantic; foolhardy

1

to attack the enemy in his unguarded moment

1

as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly

6

flight; desertion; escape

9

to give up as hopeless; to wash one's hands (of someone or something)

1

to throw into

5

to take notice (of); to pay attention (to)

2