jpdb beta

absence; non-attendance

4

passing each other (without meeting); entering somewhere just after someone had left; coming in just as someone had gone out; inserting in the wrong order

1

scene; spectacle; sight; view

3

impossible

1

delusion; wild idea; (wild) fancy; (ridiculous) fantasy

1

any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand

1

call; summons; convening; convocation

4

short sword; dagger; stiletto; hour hand (of a clock)

2

we

1

hostage

9

to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)

1

to raise one's voice; to shout

1

to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down

1

in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)

2

as (someone) says

1

to give a broad grin; to smirk

1

shrill voice; piercing cry; shriek; scream

2

to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)

2

who; what kind of person

4

interior; inside; internal

3

above; more than

1

occupation; taking and maintaining exclusive control (of a location)

1

trap (for catching animals); snare; trap; trick; ruse

2

monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision

2

one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage

1

to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears

2

temper; irritability; fit of anger; tantrum (esp. of children); temper tantrum

1

to become ...-ish; to appear like ...; to have a touch of ...; to become stained with ...; to become steeped with ...; to become smeared with ...

2

to take possession of (forcibly); to take over (a company, account, etc.); to capture (a castle, enemy position, etc.); to hijack (a plane, ship, etc.)

1

belly; abdomen; stomach

5

to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort

1

to count; to enumerate

2

one by one; one at a time; in turn

1

chores; odd jobs; miscellaneous affairs; miscellaneous expenses

1

to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb

2

one's subordinate

1

to notify; to advise; to inform

1

to explain clearly; to give detailed instructions

1

to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert

2

encounter; running into; meeting with (e.g. an accident); being confronted with (e.g. a difficulty)

2

bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel

6

to sob

1

sobbing; weeping; fit of crying

1

purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention; motive

8

background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)

2

beyond this point; ahead; from now on; after this; in the future

3

natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder

3

to keep silent

1

opposite side; other side; over there; ahead; destination; there (somewhere distant, esp. abroad)

4

to strain (e.g. one's nerves); to be on edge; to be tense (of an atmosphere); to cover completely (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.); to spread over; to become covered (in)

1