jpdb beta

to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)

2

interference; intervention; meddling

1

unusual power; superpower; ability beyond that of humans

1

fortune teller; diviner; soothsayer

1

serious crime; grave sin

1

to dye; to colour; to color

1

to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with

2

in addition; besides

1

it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...

1

example; simile; metaphor; allegory

1

estrangement; alienation; disaffection

1

the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life

1

even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...

2

inside; interior; inner part

1

to bite and tear; to bite a hole in

1

to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till

3

open seam; seam that has come apart; tear

1

pump-priming; rousing; stimulation

1

(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely

1

heavy work; manual labour; feat of strength

1

huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion

1

to hide; to keep to oneself

1

possible; potential; practicable; feasible

1

terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous

1

to look upwards; to look up

1

to examine someone's expression

1

to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently

1

to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed

2

to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner

2

smiling face; smile

3

to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind

3

to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over

1

to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float

3

water content; moisture; water vapor (vapour); steam; dropsy; edema

1

to wipe off; to wipe up

1

(a) step ahead; (a) jump ahead

1

dweller; inhabitant; resident; user (of a website)

1

to become; to amount to

1

wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

1

to lean against; to lean on; to recline on; to lie heavy (on the stomach); to be uneasily digested

1

to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still

1

limit; bound

2

to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)

1

to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)

2

to fall asleep

1

for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of

1

slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably

3

to re-cover; to reupholster; to repaper; to renew (e.g. a plaster)

1

avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)

2

preparation; arrangements

3