jpdb beta

focus (e.g. photographic); focal point

1

to become settled; to be fixed

1

to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after

1

loyalty; sincerity; allegiance; fidelity; integrity

1

to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)

1

emotional attachment; attitude (expressing emotion); meditative pose (e.g. an actor); posing for effect

1

concerning the result (as opposed to the means used to achieve this result or the original goal)

3

taking over another's debt; shouldering someone else's burden; subrogation

1

how many; how much

1

just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"

2

attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession

1

(political) power; authority; influence

1

to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)

3

to do oneself; to do by oneself; to start work (on); to commence

2

doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary

1

very bottom; rock bottom

1

to rescue from; to help out of; to save

9

to feel relieved; to feel satisfied; to feel refreshed

1

thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love

7

to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted

2

madness; insanity

1

to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)

1

pain; agony; bitterness

1

favour; favor; obligation; debt of gratitude

1

above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent

8

to be thoroughly attracted by; to be completely fascinated by

1

movements; manner; behaviour; farewell dinner (given by someone about to leave on a trip)

1

to give one's life (e.g. in battle); to devote one's life (e.g. to a cause)

1

to be silent; to say nothing

7

to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)

1

to fear; to be afraid of

1

having said that; on the other hand

1

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

3

evasion; avoidance

2

to introduce; to compare; to check; to adjust; to pull into place

1

to accuse somebody; to charge someone

1

use

1

to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience

1

to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)

1

simply put; putting it simply; in short

1

to get angry; to snap; to blow one's top; to lose one's temper; to flip

2

occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom

1

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)

1

exchange; conversion

2

as one expects; as one wants; to one's satisfaction; as one sees fit

1

to leave one's seat

5

to grab (someone) by the collar; to size (someone) by the lapels

2

to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out

2

as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible

1

to exert oneself; to make efforts

1