jpdb beta

frail; slender; feminine

1

angled; angular

1

it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...

1

to talk; to chat; to chatter

1

to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly

1

in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all

1

sharing one's lot with another; being in the same boat

1

follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot

1

disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem

2

invulnerability; immortality; insensibility to pain

3

immortality; eternal life; undeath; undead

1

indicates means of action; cause of effect; by

1

old age; old person; the old; the aged

1

(common) cold; influenza; flu; ague; inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)

1

method; process; manner; way; means; technique

2

finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)

2

unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously

1

to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around

2

natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder

3

ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody

1

picture book

1

to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by

1

to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in

1

to be called ...; to be referred to as ...

3

what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?

1

as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all

3

continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence

2

one night; one evening; all night; overnight

1

a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago

1

avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)

5

through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of

1

whether or not

1

judgment; judgement; divination; judgement

2

result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently

2

to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct

1

canopy (esp. the cloth or canvas used for it); awning; top (of a convertible); helmet cape; cloth covering one's back to protect against arrows during battle

1

to seem to be ...; to become like ...; to behave as ...

1

hence; for that reason

1

obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction

1

to become red; to redden; to blush

2

to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at

1

to make a cynical remark (about); to make a sarcastic remark (about); to satirize; to mock

1

palm; open hand; playing on equal terms; lack of handicap

2

consequence; outcome; result; blame

1

incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless

1

manyfold

1

pitiful; heartbreaking; heartrending; touching; tragic; sad

1

to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept

4

serious injury

2

to attack a routed enemy; to sink the boot into; to pour salt on a wound

1