jpdb beta

to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on

2

party; group; troop; one act; one action; one deed

19

one army; whole army; first string players; the cool kids; the popular kids

1

to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive

1

battle; fight; combat

1

to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)

6

to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain

4

softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is

12

to look at; to gaze; to stare at

3

thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love

37

to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in

3

scenery; scene; landscape

1

to pierce through; to break through

3

himself; he himself

2

interior; inside; internal

4

to sink (into); to get depressed

2

aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!

1

ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage

6

to break; to tear; to pierce; to split; to burst

2

to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)

1

passing; (person) who happens to pass by; (place) that one happens to pass by; casual (e.g. romance); momentary

1

using anything one can lay one's hands on; haphazardly; on the rebound; at random; indiscriminately

1

notable; important; chief; valuable; conspicuous; outstanding

1

household belongings; household goods; family fortune; family assets

1

to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)

6

taking captive; carrying away; kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction

1

to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny

2

at once; immediately; right away; directly (face, lead to, etc.); automatically (mean, result in, etc.)

7

pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says

4

elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)

3

bracelet; bangle

2

to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain

5

refined; genteel; graceful; decent

1

arm; skill; efforts; ability

9

since the beginning; natural-born (salesman, etc.); absolutely (not); (not) at all

1

to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)

4

one arm; one's right-hand man; one's right hand

1

to pull out; to draw out; to disconnect; to steal contents of; to pilfer (from); to pickpocket

1

to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)

4

freshly severed head

1

spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering

6

previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance

7

to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust

2

soldier

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to surround; to crowd around

5

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

11

to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); to spare (time, money, etc.)

2

here and there; in places

2

to flare up; to burst into flames

1

funeral; burial rites; attendance at a funeral

1