jpdb beta

day by day; with each passing day; as the days go by

1

to be away from home; to be out of the house

1

on purpose; deliberately; intentionally

1

part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties

1

cutting in two with a single stroke; taking decisive action; dealing with decisively; cutting the (Gordian) knot

1

delusion; trick of the imagination

1

amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover

1

knock on wood; touch wood; heaven forbid; God help me; absit omen!

1

head; brains; intellect; understanding

1

armed might; military power; the sword; force

1

sanctions; punishment

1

(poor) treatment; (bad) behavior; behaviour; action; act

2

large sum (money)

1

oh; ah; I'll be darned

3

everything one owns

1

to pluck; to pick; to tear

1

end of the earth

1

scuttling (to escape in a panic, in shame, etc.); scurrying; scrambling

1

to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal

16

medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic

11

duvet; bed cover; coverlet; quilt; comforter; eiderdown

2

exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement

1

inner canthus; inner corner of the eye

1

person with whom to speak; someone to talk to; companion; advisor; adviser

1

to feel awkward; to feel ashamed; to feel inferior; to feel shy (about doing something)

1

easily moved to tears; given to weeping; lachrymose

1

to sniffle; to snuffle; to sob

2

dampness; humidity; moisture

2

to fly about; to skip about; to bustle about

1

eccentric; queer; unconventional; peculiar; original

1

possibly; perhaps; perchance; unintentionally; accidentally

1

whether one likes it or not; inevitably; unavoidably; compulsorily; by force

4

ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to

1

tendency; trend; inclination

1

to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become hoarse; to become impure (of a heart, society, etc.); to be corrupted

1

depths; deep place; bottom (of one's heart)

1

dregs; lees; grounds; sediment

1

mud; slush; (wet) dirt; thief

2

to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor

3

to be a matter of life or death

1

to be ill; to suffer from; to have trouble doing ...; to be unable to ...; to fail to ...

2

strangeness; abnormality; disorder

3

yours sincerely; respectfully yours

1

shoji (paper sliding door)

2

to jerk one's chin; to nod toward; to point one's chin at

2

impudence; shamelessness; brazenness; arrogance; audacity; effrontery

2

sense of caution; wariness

1

munching; crunching; scratching (an itch)

1

coming flying in (migratory birds, airborne sand, pollen, etc.); coming by airplane

2

land; shore

1