jpdb beta

marathon; long-distance race

1

to tear down; to shatter

1

to beat fast (of a heart); to hammer

1

to be harmful to; to hinder; to interfere with; to irritate

1

back off!; leave me alone!

1

to leave (someone) alone; to leave to oneself; to leave (someone) be

3

to throb (with pain); to ache; to smart; to rankle; to gall; to rile

2

throbbing (pain); pounding; stinging

1

day after day; every day

3

by some chance; somehow; in some way; somehow or other; one way or another; by any means possible

4

to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside

1

time and effort; trouble

1

to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)

1

geometric progression; proliferation; multiplying like rats

2

(with a) mindset as if one were playing a video game; thinking of (treating) something as though it were a game

1

spice

2

causing pain; sadism

3

good flavor; good flavour; delicacy; dainty

1

to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)

2

another species; other species

1

predator

3

strongest

1

this for sure; certainly is

1

heart-pounding; exciting; thrilling; to have one's heart pound; to be thrilled

1

spoiled fun; loss of interest; damper (e.g. on the party); wet blanket; turn-off

1

lingering scent; lingering fragrance; residual aroma

1

nectar; honey; honeydew; treacle; molasses; sorbitol (when visible as dark patches inside an apple)

2

account (e.g. bank)

3

disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful

3

descendant

1

to blow in the opposite direction; to revive

1

return to base (of soldiers, military aircraft or ships)

1

to escape death; to be saved from death

5

moribund state; near-death; barely alive condition

1

the East; the Orient; (East) Asia; Japan

1

marked; pronounced; showing a strong tendency (towards)

1

to be ruined (reduced to poverty); to fall low; to go under; to come to ruin

2

looking for a particular person or thing; searching high and low; hunting for; picking out; singling out

1

to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder

1

audience

1

abominable; detestable

1

how many; how old

1

to change (with the passage of time); to fade; to wane; to decline

2

party; banquet; feast

1

heavenly body; celestial body; astronomical object

6

spot (where one was hit)

2

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

1

since some time or another; since who-knows-when

1

fixed phrase; canned phrase; standard wording; template; boilerplate

1

to assemble everything together; to do something as a group

1