jpdb beta

giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange

2

slipping out (a chuckle, giggle); unintentionally (letting out a quiet laugh)

3

(sound of) laughter; laughing voice

5

to be moderate in; to be temperate in; to refrain (from doing); to withhold (an announcement, comment, etc.); to be beside; to be close by

1

sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment

1

incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling

2

the person in question; the person themselves; said person

3

to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show

2

(a) few; some; several

4

to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated

2

devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding

1

whereabouts; place where one is; position; location

1

the first star to appear in the evening

1

second star of the evening

1

The Tempest (play by Shakespeare, sonata by Beethoven)

1

Chinese "star" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); Singapore

2

university or college offering four-year programs; the big four ...; the four major ...

2

dungeon

2

discovery; detection; finding

4

lawn; sod; turf

1

underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret

1

labyrinth; maze; mystery; dungeon

1

acquisition; possession

2

dawning (of a new era); dawn

1

darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy

3

pollution; contamination

2

chromium (Cr)

6

tradition; legend; folklore

1

nth generation; nth (person to occupy a position, e.g. president)

2

the person concerned; the person in question; the said person

2

curse; spell; malediction

1

to state; to express; to mention

1

prefix for forming ordinal numbers

4

(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future

2

to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes

1

purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not

2

in short; in brief; to sum up; ultimately; in the end; in the long run

1

location; address

3

unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom

1

long time; many years

1

to pursue

2

the fifth

1

acquisition; obtaining; coming to hand

2

analogy; analogical reasoning; analogical inference; analogy

1

to ascertain; to check; to make sure

1

smoothly; with a slipping or sliding motion

1

to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself

1

diffidence; losing one's nerve; feeling awkward; feeling timid; being daunted

1

hostility; antagonism; opposition

6

to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify

1