jpdb beta

gradually (progressing); steadily; slowly; seeping out (sweat, tears, etc.)

1

wooden; made of wood

1

unshapely; ill-formed; misshapen; awkward; clumsy

1

to grasp tightly

7

curtain; bunting; act (in play)

1

eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice

1

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

2

basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation

7

strong wind; high wind; moderate gale

3

to blow violently; to sweep over; to devastate

1

centre of gravity (center); centroid; barycenter; (one's) balance

2

to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)

2

amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching

2

shaking; shake; unsettledness; instability; existence of multiple spellings, pronunciations, usages, etc. for a single word

2

with all one's strength; with all one's might

1

control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management

3

to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for

2

disorder; chaos; confusion

3

control

1

at that time; in those days; at that moment; then

1

at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)

6

to break; to smash

2

sediment; earth and sand

5

to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)

1

leg strength; walking ability; running ability

1

just above; right overhead

1

to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits

2

pendulum

1

fall; drop; descent; coming down

5

gliding (through the air)

1

to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend

1

sky; air; mid-air

4

knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes

1

ten-odd; a dozen or so

1

counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter

1

to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry

1

the end

2

to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning

2

comment

1

How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?

1

impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions

1

note; memo; memorandum

1

conversation

5

reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph

1

theory

6

flaw; defect; problem; inconvenient

1

existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no

1

minute adjustment; fine tuning

1

it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...

1

chance; opportunity

2