jpdb beta

this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")

19

to shine brilliantly; to shine radiantly

1

because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...

1

the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person

1

to be furnished with; to be provided with; to be possessed of; to be endowed with; to be among; to be one of

1

magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell

21

grounding (in a skill or subject); knowledge; training; achievements; attainments; accomplishments

1

-like; sort of; similar to; resembling

7

thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality

12

everyone; anyone; no one

1

considerably; not a little; in no small numbers

1

is something that; is that which

1

things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that

12

absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic

1

unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)

5

few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom

2

certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)

2

until now; so far; up to the present

3

myself; yourself; I; me; you

7

with the exception of; excepting; excluding

6

person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others

12

to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)

1

(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when

3

tip-top; top; top-drawer; best; foremost; elite

1

magician; conjurer

5

normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station

6

since one's birth; in one's whole life; all one's life

1

to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend

9

like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to

5

pure; genuine; trueborn; natural-born

1

swordsman; swordswoman; fencer

1

after all; because; but; even; too; as well

1

to shed tears; to (begin to) cry

1

hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo

19

called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...

6

conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation

4

splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK

1

material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick

1

to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed

21

that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...

6

expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately

2

extra cost; extra charge

1

to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)

2

entry (in a form, register, diary, etc.); filling in; filling out

2

unnecessary; not needed; not necessary

1

where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes

1

that's a different matter; that's a different story

1

at any rate; anyhow

1

as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly

1

it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...

2