jpdb beta

stray cat; alley cat

2

to run around trying to escape; to run from place to place

1

to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off

1

dangling; hanging; suspended; pending; half done; in limbo

3

certain amount; some; certain person; Mr So-and-so; (arch.) I; (arch.) me

1

all kinds of things; various things; large number of people

2

declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice

2

to take all things together; to include everything; to take account of everything

2

friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by

2

highest ever; record-high; highest on record

1

17; seventeen

1

unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short

1

to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on

1

best; extra-fine; superfine; exceptionally; extraordinarily; by far

2

velvet

1

in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of; attached or stretched on

1

loud; sonorous; ringing

1

sentence; verdict; pronouncement

2

luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)

2

mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements) (e.g. trembling, stepping quickly); gradual; bit by bit

3

armrest (of a chair); elbow rest

1

with a tap; with a knock; smoothly (proceed); without a hitch; even; equal

1

to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)

1

half; 50%; tie; 5 parts; 5%

1

within; inside of; less than

2

to shake with rage

1

in good health; healthy; skilled; proficient; master; expert

3

hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste

2

to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify

7

tyranny; atrocity

1

one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism

1

one's face turning pale (ashen); the color being drained from one's face

1

of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)

1

to mix with; to be mixed; to be mingled

2

marble

1

whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)

5

to make an enemy (of); to antagonize

4

careless remark

1

to vanish gradually (e.g. of a voice); to trail off; to die away; to feel one's soul leaving one's body (from embarrassment, grief, etc.); to feel faint; to feel numb

1

sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt

5

downright lie

1

to fear; to be afraid of

4

(of a lie, etc.) obvious; transparent

1

to tell a lie; to fib

2

pushy; pushing; self-assertive

1

explanation; excuse; clarification; vindication; apology

8

comfort

1

devil; demon; Satan; the Devil; Māra; evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment

6

to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)

1

to act suspiciously; to behave in a strange way

1