jpdb beta

to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post

2

agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning

6

to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for

9

selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases

2

to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate

4

it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that

4

to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist

8

to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes

15

still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...

6

corner of the eye

1

to raise; to lift; to hang up; to raise prices (artificially, deliberately)

1

recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest

3

I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality

58

many; much; plenty; hardly

7

to stick into; to pierce; to run into

8

to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)

5

to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat

5

gradually; slowly but steadily

1

cold sweat

3

decision; determination

2

to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to

1

all; everything

2

if you think about it; come to think of it

1

scheme; tactic; stratagem; trick

1

to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on

1

be inextricably involved; be in a sticky situation

1

state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances

7

to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself

2

when it comes to; concerning (an area of expertise)

1

talented; gifted; prodigious; virtuoso; masterful

1

ability; capability; skill

1

show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation

4

sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable

10

should do; ought to do

9

service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services

6

abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)

1

impossible; unlikely; improbable

4

to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart

4

only natural; no wonder; as expected; of course; as it should be

1

and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless

21

to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge

11

slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.

3

to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake

7

impatience

5

flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion

1

to become; to amount to

16

to torment; to torture; to harass

3

being stuck between a rock and a hard place; being in a dilemma; being torn between conflicting demands

2

equilibrium; balance

1

to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate

2