jpdb beta

indescribable; having no way to express

1

pillage; plunder; looting; robbery

4

control; check; restraint; inhibition

1

important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game

1

on inquiry; if inquiring

1

unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all

1

franc (currency)

10

ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source

1

to decline (in prosperity); to become deserted; to become desolate; to taper off (of a sound)

1

having not the slightest idea

1

place hidden from view; cover; shelter; hiding place

1

figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person

3

to run away; to run off

1

immediately; promptly

1

in a hurry; hastily; in feverish haste

1

fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet

1

hut; cabin; small theatre (theater); temporary playhouse; one's own house

1

to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst

2

exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste

1

to be out of breath

2

to be exhausted; to be worn out

1

weak; delicate; sickly

1

to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)

1

coarse, low-grade tea; tea (often used when offering someone a cup)

1

to eat; to drink

3

to accept (a thing) with thanks

1

to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)

1

lightly seasoned

1

aroma; fragrance; scent; smell

2

grandiose; exaggerated

3

(plain) hot water; boiled water

2

impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions

1

to vomit; to spit out

2

be; is

2

to begin to speak

3

clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.

2

to fall over; to fall down; to fall; to flop (e.g. of a play); to be a flop

1

to all appearances; no matter how you look at it

1

nutrition; nourishment

1

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

2

trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention

2

to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire

1

for dear life; barely escaping alive

1

to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace

1

whereabouts; place where one is; position; location

1

to pierce; to penetrate

1

to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on

1

to hide oneself

1

in hand; on hand; on one; handheld

1

like this; this sort; this way

2