jpdb beta

whirlpool; maelstrom; vortex; spiral (shape, pattern)

6

to fail to escape

1

sacred precincts; sanctuary; consecrated ground; issue that is regarded as being off-limits; matter that is not up for discussion

3

absorption; suction; aspiration; attraction; draw

2

to seal (e.g. a letter); to prevent (e.g. movement); to forbid; to block (e.g. speech)

2

to be shut; to close; to be firm (of a body, face, etc.); to be well-knit; to be locked; to tighten

1

suddenly; all of a sudden

1

in an instant; instantly; in a moment; instantaneously; in the twinkling of an eye

1

whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom

5

rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)

1

spark

2

maintaining the status quo

1

subspace (in science fiction); space free from the laws of physics

13

I'm off (and will be back later); see you later; to go (and then come back)

1

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

1

in proportion to; just as much as

1

it is written that ...; ... is written; it says ...; it reads ...

1

different dimension

1

high quality

1

image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)

4

(finger) ring

2

20 percent

1

to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve

1

to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire

1

suffering; distress; hardship; trial

1

to pass; to pass by

1

depths; deep place; bottom (of one's heart)

1

throne

1

red rust

1

to be infected; to be contagious

1

disappointment; despair; despondency; broken heart; adversity

1

(on the) verge of death

1

peace

1

luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)

1

to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to adjust; to regulate (e.g. rhythm, tune, one's breathing)

1

to settle down; to get a steady job; to marry and raise a family; to attire oneself; to outfit oneself

1

financially scraping by; meagre existence (meager); hand to mouth existence; living one's life without plan; living life day-by-day; taking life one day at a time

1

change of heart; change of mind; change in love interest; (arch.) mental derangement; (arch.) madness; (arch.) insanity

1

to knock (someone) down; to floor; to beat up; to deal a devastating blow (from which one cannot recover); to devastate (emotionally); to crush

1

to crush (with the weight of misfortune)

1

if you think about it; come to think of it

1

likability; favorability; popularity

1

to turn one's face away

1

to cheer up

1

to encourage; to cheer on; to cheer (someone) up; to raise (one's voice)

1

inside; interior; (within) one's mind; one's soul; one's heart

1

timid; faint of heart

1

to fall on one's backside; to land on one's rear

1

farmer; farming family; farmhouse; School of Agrarianism (China); School of Agronomists

1

to set about in earnest; to make a strenuous effort; to put one's back into (doing)

1