jpdb beta

to make sense

1

well, I must admit ...

2

stinging; smarting; on edge; nervous; ripping; peeling

1

assent; consent

1

hades; realm of the dead

1

to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)

6

ceremony; rite; ritual; service

6

waves that remain after the wind has subsided; after-effect; aftermath

1

to overflow; to brim over; to flood

5

speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one

3

to collect; to assemble; to gather

7

to ponder; to brood

1

extinction; annihilation; destruction

1

to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate

2

in a sense; in some way; to an extent

1

halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked

1

consumption; expenditure

1

on an island; on-island

1

staying behind; remaining; residual

1

use; utilization; utilisation; application

4

to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come

2

suspect (person)

1

inference; deduction; induction; reasoning

2

to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)

2

Aztec civilization (civilisation)

2

large-scale

1

(living) sacrifice; victim; scapegoat

3

prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively

1

they; them

4

sun

15

to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to

3

almost every day; almost daily

1

to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice

2

to purify; to cleanse; to exorcise; to purge; to ward off

1

holiness; sacredness; sanctity; dignity

1

at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)

4

possession; retention; maintenance

2

power; authority; jurisdiction

1

to plunder; to grab; to snatch

1

I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow

3

most; extremely

6

danger; peril; hazard; risk

5

if it is the case that ...

6

to take measures (in face of events being anticipated); to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together

1

center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused

5

don't you think?; indicates question

2

riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious

1

agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning

2

to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show

3

temple; sacred place; shrine; sanctuary; tabernacle

4