jpdb beta

each other; one another

2

mutual enemies

1

unfortunately; sorry, but ...

2

huge; enormous; great big

1

cancellation; withdrawal; asking to be excused; begging off; not taking

1

to increase; to multiply

3

despair; hopelessness

1

to spit

1

unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all

1

strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; not knowing the true nature

1

to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)

3

to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)

1

angry roar; bellow

1

formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy

1

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

1

rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless

1

stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire

2

curiously; curiously enough; oddly enough; to the point of being mysterious; to the extent of being strange

1

bold; daring; dauntless; intrepid; stout-hearted

1

attendant; attendance upon another

1

loyalty; faithfulness

2

way out; means to escape; escape route

2

one lump; one group

1

slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.

2

across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for

2

merchant; store; shop; merchant house; merchant family

1

three sons; third son

1

bonze; monk; monk's dwelling; boy; son; I; me

1

(approximate) age; years; elderly; old; older (than); senior

1

violin

1

lock

1

portrait; likeness

1

painter; artist; drawing pictures; doodling; painting

1

senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer

1

bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh

1

be; is

1

splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate

2

petty bourgeois; lower middle class

1

illegitimate child; secret love child

1

dark-natured; gloomy; dour; moody; insular; glum

2

cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang

1

lust killer; lust murderer

1

increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less

1

somehow; without knowing (it); unconsciously; unthinkingly

1

to wave one's hand

1

to step forward; to take a step forward; to start on a project, etc.; to take the first step with

1

enshrinement; installation (of an image)

1

underground space; subterranean space; subterranea

1

odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...

2

just one person; only one

2