jpdb beta

weathering; fading (of memories); efflorescence

1

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

1

beast; brute; animal

4

in all parts of the world; in all countries; anywhere in the world; both in the Occident and the Orient

1

universal; omnipresent; ubiquitous

1

custom

2

evil spirit

3

at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)

1

loneliness; desolateness

1

dungeon

1

blizzard

1

leaving (fleeing) the capital

1

storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)

4

beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially

1

muddy water

1

that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game

2

precipitation; deposition; settlement (e.g. of sediment)

1

one eyebrow

3

American-style (weak) drip coffee

1

first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole

2

to fix (a time, date, etc.); to set; to expect; to hope for; to resolve (to do); to decide upon

2

to interrupt (with frivolous remarks, silly jokes, etc.); to butt in; to make teasing remarks

1

whisper; murmur

1

to misread; to misinterpret; to misunderstand

2

natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder

1

long hand; minute hand

5

short hand; hour hand

5

contrary; opposite; inverse; reverse; back-to-front

3

to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain

1

unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short

2

to poke; to push

1

loudly (flinging open a door); with a clatter; with a crash (e.g. of a falling structure); completely (change); utterly; louvre window (door, vent, etc.)

2

thoughts; thinking

1

to knock back; to strike back; to beat in revenge

1

to crop; to shear; to cut or trim something evenly; to make all the same length

1

focusing on only one thing; obsessively; intensely; selfish; self-serving

1

apologetic

1

to duck one's head

1

to apologize; to apologise

1

to admit fault; to admit one is wrong

1

to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order

1

permeation (of thought, ideology, culture, etc.); infiltration (e.g. of ideas); permeation (of a liquid, etc.); soaking; osmosis

2

useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated

1

calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable

2

private opinion; personal view; personal opinion

1

incompetent (person)

1

pressing; urging; demanding; demand

1

pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability

2

influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible

1

nod; inclination of the head

1