jpdb beta

fog; mist; spray

6

explanation (e.g. for one's actions); excuse; justification; defense; defence

3

woman

1

nowadays; recently

1

fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic

4

tone (of speech, writing, etc.); style

1

toga

8

dyes

2

purple; violet; Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell); type of soy sauce

4

to wear (clothes) stylishly; to dress oneself stylishly

2

somehow; for some reason or other

1

whereunder; thereunder

2

naked body; naked sword

1

vermilion; scarlet

2

dyeing black; dyed black; dark

1

mysterious; bewitching; alluring; enticing; enchanting

2

brilliance; polish; lustre; luster; glossy finish (of photographs)

2

milky white; lactescent

2

wearily

1

languid; listless

1

to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through

2

beautiful woman

5

to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved

1

face; looks; vestiges; trace

3

to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last

2

pride of place; most prominent; top-ranking

2

experienced person; person who has had a particular experience

2

use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation

1

custom; convention; common practice; (arch.) becoming accustomed (to)

1

model; standard; law

1

very cheesy; very flashy; extremely gaudy

2

evasion; avoidance; shirking; recusation (of a judge); taking exception (to a judge); challenge

1

tendency; trend; inclination

2

foul play (sport); breaking the rules; infringement; irregularity

1

to impose; to visit upon; to inflict

1

first words said (e.g. when meeting someone); first thing out of one's mouth; first speech; inaugural address

1

as usual; as always; as ever; as before; still

2

small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow

3

bonze; monk; monk's dwelling; boy; son; I; me

3

Tyrian purple

3

inflammatory; lascivious; sensational

1

to wear (formal clothing) in a casual fashion

1

threat; intimidation; menace

1

menace; threat; intimidation

1

with a complacent smile; with a smile of satisfaction

1

direct; frank; straightforward; decisive; prompt

1

to be antique-looking

1

echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound

3

speaker; one who is skilled at speaking

1

frequent; common; usual

2