jpdb beta

so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much

2

to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath

2

what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?

3

with these words; while saying

3

faltering; hesitation

2

quickly; calmly; intently

1

zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager

1

going on and on (about inconsequential things); talking nonsense; idling away the time; dawdling

1

exhausted; tired; withered; worn out; boiling until shapeless or mushy; tediously

2

mumbling; muttering; complaining (continuously) about something

1

front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive

3

dramatization (e.g. of a novel); dramatisation; adaptation; dramatization; embellishment; exaggeration

2

seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity

8

isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on

2

easy; simple; there's no way that ...

2

gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying

1

shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext

3

to scatter away; to blast away; to blow away (via explosion)

2

adoration; admiration; devotion

1

devoting oneself to; concentrating on; being an ardent admirer of; (arch.) tipping over and collapsing

1

brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows

2

to wrinkle up (one's eyebrows, one's nose); to furrow; to crimple

1

rather; better; instead; if anything

9

to hang on to; to hang from; to hound; to keep after (someone); to grab the front of the opponent's mawashi, place one's head against their chest, and lower one's hips

3

reward; compensation; collateral; security; turning to look behind

1

to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)

3

inveigling; ensnaring; enticement; cajoling

1

to cheat (in a romantic relationship); to play it both ways; to sit on the fence; to two-time

1

to transfer (trains); to change (bus, train); to change (to another ideology, party, company, etc.); to switch (to a different system, method, etc.); to move on to (e.g. a new love interest)

1

elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge

4

to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed

1

to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel

6

to press a question; to cross-examine

1

to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)

3

a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course

2

touch; contact

2

opportunity; chance; trigger; cause

5

to fall in love; to be in love; to be charmed with; to lose one's heart to

1

even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...

6

beautiful face; beautiful looks; beauty; belle; handsome man

1

to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)

1

to have a pulse; to be alive; to have a chance; to be not altogether hopeless

1

a blink of time; (lit.) the time it takes to say "Ah!"

2

observation; survey; watching

3

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

1

gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail

2

room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable

12

prudence; discretion; thought

1

surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it

4

full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)

2