jpdb beta

barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty

2

whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt

6

to burn down (to the ground); to clear away by burning; to reduce to ashes; to burn off

1

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

3

to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way

2

to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively

2

at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment

2

mud wall

1

speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...

3

encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)

5

antiquity; the previous era

7

strong; intense; severe

2

to dissolve; to melt

1

to gain time; to play for time; to buy time

1

taking refuge; evacuation; backup (of data)

3

revival from the brink of death; recovering from a hopeless situation; resuscitation; revitalization

1

blow; hit; stroke

2

to misfire; to come to naught; to end in failure; to fizzle out; to fall flat

1

heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; disappointed

2

preservation; retainment; keeping

1

running continuously; firing in rapid succession

1

finishing blow; coup de grâce

3

child

53

to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after

4

first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)

15

thief; robber; burglar; bandit

1

to ask; to enquire; to query

5

to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of

5

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)

2

-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be

6

person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person

2

to be found

2

to talk; to chat; to chatter

1

accurate; correct; precise; exact

5

(coming to a) mutual understanding; understanding each other

3

this much; this amount

1

easy; simple; light

1

pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed

2

pride; boast

2

seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of

9

to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff

1

hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...

1

antiquity; ancient times

3

intelligence; intellect; brains

2

to be called ...; to be referred to as ...

7

individual; specimen

1

so; like that; that's right; indeed; let me see...

2

anywhere; here and there; common; run-of-the-mill; ordinary

1

line

1

to draw (a line); to demarcate; to mark; to plan

1