jpdb beta

foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature

1

to leave something as it is

1

had better ...; had better not ...

1

double suicide; lovers' suicide

1

after

9

festival; feast; carnival

1

ladle; dipper; wild chervil (Anthriscus sylvestris); cow parsley; keck

1

polyethylene bucket

1

to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign

6

thumbnail

1

help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace

2

head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)

2

to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)

1

angel

1

black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty

6

mantle; cloak; manteau

4

to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for

1

of course; certainly; naturally

2

visitor

1

birds of prey (of order Falconiformes or Strigiformes); raptors

1

above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth

1

prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot

2

to snatch (and run); to carry off; to swipe; to scoop up (and remove; sand, earth, etc.)

1

to pull in (fish); to land

2

these guys; these fellows

1

ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly

1

anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside

1

to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do

1

to bring someone along

1

comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)

1

small; little; tiny

9

to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)

3

to sniff; to smell

2

to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated

2

they

3

who; what kind of person

2

careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering

2

neighbour to the right (person, building, etc.)

1

neighbour to the left (person, building, etc.)

1

eyes sparkling; with shining eyes; for one's eyes to gleam

1

to stiffen; to become stiff

2

to be urgent; to be pressing; to be imminent

1

immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily

2

called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...

2

home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains

2

to fly in the sky

1

to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)

1

would be a waste of words; would be a waste of breath; there's no point in saying

1

to speak the truth

1

with the exception of; excepting; excluding

3