jpdb beta

taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven

4

agonizing cries; pandemonium; two of Buddhism's hells

1

to run about trying to escape

1

way out; means to escape; escape route

1

opaque; obscure; opacity; obscurity; unclear; unpredictable

1

divine punishment; wrath of God; justice of heaven; suitable punishment; just deserts; come-uppance

2

countertop; tabletop; baking tray; baking sheet

2

verge of death; dying moments

1

cutting a person down (without a second thought); sacrificing; throwing to the wolves; omission; rounding down (e.g. fractions); truncation

1

to make; to make (something) what it should be; to cause to be

2

herself; she herself

1

to throw oneself (e.g. off a cliff, etc.)

1

basis; foundation; grounds; authority

2

to inherit; to receive; to take over by transfer

1

to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)

1

to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on

1

what is it?

3

funeral; burial; condolence

1

non-fruit-bearing flower; something that is flashy with no content

1

soon; in the near future

1

ash; ashes

1

therefore; consequently

1

prayer; wish; vow

1

to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)

1

already; too late

1

to smile (at someone)

1

mortal

1

returned goods; returning purchased goods

1

a dream, an illusion, a bubble, a shadow (metaphor for the transience of life)

1

passionate; hot-blooded; full of vitality

1

vague recollection; faint memory

3

eccentric; oddball; character; weirdo

1

lesbian; dyke; lesbo

2

non-stop talking; speaking indiscreetly; chattering; thin; flimsy

1

there being no use in arguing (about it)

1

mixture of fact and fiction; half-truth

1

which; well; now; c'mon

1

exception; exclusion

1

literary work

1

to mount (animal behaviour); to assert dominance

1

roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open

1

any moment now; any minute now; as soon as possible; right away

1

new school term

1

to go into a huddle

1

brake; drag; skid; restraint; curtailment; self-imposed limit

2

once; one time; exclusively; only; alone

2

to get rid of; to erase; to dispel; to eradicate; to wipe away

1

several days later

2

first-time customer (of an inn or a restaurant); chance customer; customer without an introduction from a regular customer

1

conditioned reflex

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