jpdb beta

plain; unaffected; natural; unpretentious; frank; candid

1

ghastliness; dreadfulness; grimness; intimidation; menace; threat

1

expression; look; countenance; face

1

schoolyard; school playground; school grounds; campus

4

angry voice

2

to resound; to echo; to reverberate

3

to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to commiserate with; to have mercy on

1

today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays

1

amplitude (of vibration); (degree of) instability; volatility; fluctuation

1

very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave

1

tragic but brave; heroic; grim

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)

2

to be compatible (with); to be in harmony; to coexist

1

fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity

3

putting together (e.g. opinions); gathering; collecting; aggregating; summarizing; integrating

1

hero; the brave; man of valour (valor)

8

leading part; leading actor; leading actress

2

descendant

2

to assemble (in a hall); to meet together (in a room)

1

seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post

2

to sit (down); to have a seat; to be seated; to assume (a position); to take on (a duty); to occupy (a post)

2

to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)

3

chair; seat; stool; post; position; seat

1

to sit down

1

table

4

deep emotion; strong feelings

1

what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?

1

normal; regular

1

anyone can see that; it's obvious that

1

ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source

2

inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)

3

temporary; transitory; short-lived

1

(an actor) conveying qualities of a character without gestures or speech; implied acting; implicitly asserting one's will (e.g. by sheer force of personality); performance using one's stomach (e.g. by drawing a face on it and animating it using one's abdominal muscles); acrobatics performed on a laid-out person's belly

1

kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer

2

pure; true; genuine; unmixed

1

to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw

1

otherwise; or else; if not

1

mischief; prank; mischievous; naughty; pastime; hobby

2

threatening words

1

grinding of the teeth; involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation; gnashing one's teeth; gritting one's teeth

3

preparations; preliminary arrangements; spade work; mise en place; groundwork

1

tea party

1

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

1

to be surprised; to be taken aback; to be amazed; to be frightened; to be startled; to be alarmed

6

immediately; right away; at once; instantly

5

inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care

1

antiquity; the previous era

3

just because; even if; even though

1

natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary

2

to balance; to be in harmony; to be in equilibrium; to suit; to go well together; to be a good match

1