jpdb beta

cause; origin; source

1

birth; creation; formation

3

brink; critical moment

1

Andvari

1

thud; bang

1

to punch; to hit and hit; to stamp out; to pierce; to bore into; to knock down walls

1

ventilation; communication (within an organisation); openness

1

to become better; to improve

1

confused; disordered; faltered; incoherent; inconsistent

1

justification; warrant

1

to one's regret; regrettably; unfortunately; what can be done about ...; ... cannot be helped

1

likability; favorability; popularity

1

nonstandard; substandard

1

naturally; of course; understandably

2

to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up

1

anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever

2

Volundr

2

being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem

1

personal (employee); employed; retained

1

to have an eye on; to zero in on

1

that well-known ...

1

famous; fame

1

Sons of Ivaldi

5

secluded life

1

to catch

1

great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty

1

the Three Jewels; the Triple Gem; Triratna; the Three Treasures; Buddha, Dharma, Sangha; Buddha, the teachings of Buddha, and the community of monks and nuns

2

synthesis; coordination; putting together; comprehensive

1

dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)

1

to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind

1

to become decrepit; to become senile

1

a long time ago

2

retirement

1

disgrace; humiliation

1

to set off an explosive; to start a fire under someone; to motivate someone with rough words

1

sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)

1

I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately

2

standstill

1

ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic

3

unthinkable; unexpected; outrageous; offensive

2

at a moment's notice; readily

2

difficult voyage; hard flight; rough going; rough passage; running into trouble

1

to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)

1

leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row

1

compared to

1

resistance (e.g. to antibiotics); tolerance (e.g. drug tolerance)

1

dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional

1

(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)

1

plan; scheme; plot; design; project; intention

1

being stark-naked; having no possessions; losing all one's belongings

1