jpdb beta

thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...

4

almost; very nearly; only just; barely; just in time

2

to preserve life

2

to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid

1

to take precautions; to set a guard against attack

1

relief; peace of mind

8

by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly

9

perception; intuition; the sixth sense

2

cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)

1

to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan

1

please; somehow or other; one way or another

3

pardon; forgiveness; forbearance

1

grief; sorrow; extreme sadness; heartbreak

2

expression; look; countenance; face

2

to rise; to raise up; to straighten up; to sit up; to stand up

1

to turn round; to face about; to turn about

1

name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense

1

to attract; to draw near; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion

2

as planned

1

in the meanwhile; during the time

2

custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example

1

arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations

1

evasion; excuse; subterfuge; runaround

1

well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...

2

I; me; you; manservant

9

you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!

1

to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence

5

leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle; marijuana; cannabis

3

to pluck; to pick; to tear

1

sprout; shoot; bud; germinal disk (in an egg)

1

mumblingly; mutteringly; unintelligibly

1

reliance; trust; faith; confidence

3

more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time

4

misdeed; wrongdoing; wickedness

1

this much; this amount

1

bold; shameless; cheeky; brash; impudent

1

to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)

1

fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification

2

to project; to show; to portray; to depict; to describe

14

to have the nerve to

1

obedient; docile; quiet

2

end (of a street, hallway, etc.)

2

fixed fitting (esp. window)

1

light source

1

dim; gloomy

3

close to the wall; alongside the wall

2

head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)

7

(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely

2

to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to

2

to distinguish; to discern; to make out; to tell

1