jpdb beta

to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel

2

behind closed doors; behind-the-scenes; (under the veil of) secrecy

1

to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate

2

surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it

1

news; word; tidings; omen

5

the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come

4

while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily

2

if; in case; supposing

2

structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance

1

to expose to danger; to imperil; to jeopardize

2

to throb; to beat fast

1

beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing

2

to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself

1

to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason

1

to lose consciousness; to faint; to black out

2

to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened

1

hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker

2

(mouth) gag

3

to force someone to clamp with their teeth; to force into someone's mouth (e.g. a gag); to wedge into a space; to inflict (a blow); to deal (a hit); to pull (a joke)

1

dusty

1

to be cloying; to be sick and tired with; to be disgusted with; to stink

1

wooden box; wooden crate

3

to pile up; to stack up; to accumulate

1

or something

1

skylight; dormer; transom; dormer window

1

how long; how far; how much

2

sense; sensation; feeling; intuition

3

fog; mist; spray

1

eavesdropping; tapping

1

to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)

1

right beside; close to; nearby

3

with a bang; with a crash; with a bump; suddenly (fall); sharply

2

to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)

1

to make a sound

2

candle

2

unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy

3

to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses

1

naked sword; drawn sword; shellfish removed from the shell

1

edged tool; cutlery

2

atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere

1

with no effort at all; easily

1

to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down

1

to breathe

2

insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness

1

to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across

1

desperate; hopeless

1

creation; Creation (by God)

1

torture

1

or

1

right away; without delay; as soon as possible; very soon

1