jpdb beta

desert

3

what day; how many days

3

mirage

2

to rise (steeply); to tower; to soar

2

precipice; cliff; flat head

2

to scale (mountain, flight of stairs, etc.)

1

tunnel; to tunnel (through a potential barrier); letting a grounder go through one's legs

2

reliance; dependence

1

finally; after; following; at the end (of)

1

among (them); of (them)

1

the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket

1

doing ... until one goes bankrupt; doing ... until one goes broke; falling short of (one's reputation); failing to live up to (one's appearance); falling through (e.g. of a plan)

1

to die; to lay down life's burden

1

(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all

7

to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid

2

difference; discrepancy; variation

1

to ask

2

sea roar

4

systematic; regular; routine

1

that is; namely; i.e.

2

many; much; plenty; hardly

1

course; route; path; process; means

2

ancient Rome

1

glory

1

to extol; to give praise

1

people; men and women; each person; everybody

3

all roads lead to Rome

1

to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor

2

inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front

1

circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs

1

together; at the same time; same; identical

3

any and every thing; altogether; lock, stock, and barrel; the whole shooting match; the whole kit and caboodle; without reserve

1

to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth

1

reset; fresh start; new beginning

1

hand luggage; hand baggage

1

minimum

1

to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)

1

to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up

6

to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last

4

to vomit; to spit out

2

feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)

1

to fling off; to throw off; to cast aside; to abandon; to throw to the winds

1

to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged

1

the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come

4

request; favour (to ask); wish; please

1

guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests

1

on the way; someday

1

some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort

1

to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself

4

somehow; for some reason; without knowing why

7