jpdb beta

focus; focal point; focus (of attention, a discussion, etc.); point at issue; focus

3

to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable

2

trompe l'oeil

1

point; dot; one point; one matter; one point (in a game, exam, etc.); one mark

1

rolling over; turning over; turning around (the other way); reversal (of direction, course, etc.); producing a positive from a negative; producing a negative from a positive

1

to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged

1

perception; sensation; awareness

3

English writing; English sentence; English text; English literature; English lit

1

whispering; private talk; talking (during a class, lecture, etc.)

1

meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting

2

to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange

5

to be reflected in a mirror

7

to open wide (doors or windows); to throw open; to fling open; to leave open; to keep open

2

I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt

1

bell (often globular)

11

speculation; thinking; meditation

1

daydream; waking dream

1

look of the sky (esp. of bad weather); weather; course (of events); situation; way the wind is blowing

1

dark; gloomy; overcast; heavy; leaden; dull

1

time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance

2

for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)

1

dozens; scores of; decades

1

with a start; with a jump

1

(several) tens; dozens; scores (of)

1

to pin the enemy down; to glare another down (and render impotent)

1

neck; head; dismissal (from a job); firing

2

to be badly made; to fail

5

glass sphere; glass bead; glass marble

1

downy hair; down; vellus hair; lanugo

2

to stand on end; to bristle up; to be ruffled

4

to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)

1

to resound; to echo; to reverberate

3

(occurring) in a chain reaction; chain-like; sequential

1

explosive; sudden and dramatic (of an increase in sales, popularity, etc.); explosive; rapid

2

to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away

3

to mix (with); to be mixed (together); to be mingled

1

contagion; infection

6

mania; wild excitement

1

to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate

1

to disappear; to vanish into thin air

1

to project; to show (on a screen); to portray; to depict; to reflect (the times, mood, etc.)

1

to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)

3

to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)

1

self first; striving to be first; scrambling for

2

unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help

3

to be open (to traffic); to lead (to); to flow (of a liquid, current, etc.); to pass (through); to be conveyed (of an intention, meaning, etc.); to be understood (by); to be well versed (in)

2

something used to cover the eyes; blindfold; blinder; concealing one's home such that the interior cannot be seen from outside

1

number two; mistress; concubine

5

storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building

1

riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious

1