jpdb beta

to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued

2

to hang over; to shroud; to enshroud; to envelop; to screen

1

suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly

8

to hurry; to rush; to quicken (of one's breath); to pant; to gasp (for air)

2

to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path

1

to hit (someone); to strike; to make (a speech); to give (an address); to gamble

2

gazing steadily at; observing (a person) closely; maintain a watch over

1

catercorner; diagonally opposite

1

to look toward; to have one's eyes drawn towards something

1

(sense of) sight; eyesight; vision

3

zoom

1

distance; range; difference (e.g. in opinion); gap; metric

7

restaurant (esp. Western-style)

2

wherein; therein; thereinto; among which

2

memory; sense; experience

1

impact; shock; impulse; (psychological) shock

4

to notice; to realize; to be attentive; to be scrupulous; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses)

3

judging from appearances; to all appearances; from the looks of it; on the face of it; apparently; seemingly

1

shadow; tail; following

7

the other; the other one

2

to pay attention (to)

1

to follow; to shadow; to hanker after; to hover around

3

speculation; thinking; meditation

1

to have one's attention caught (by); to be distracted (by); to be preoccupied (with); to be captivated (by); to be absorbed (in)

2

to jump out; to leap out; to appear (suddenly); to emerge; to protrude; to project

4

slow; late; too late

3

limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically

2

to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade

3

driver's seat (in a car)

5

to jump on (a horse); to jump onto (a bus, train, etc.); to jump into (a taxi)

1

to run away; to run off

3

abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping

22

drama; play; powerful drug

1

to keep standing; to stand motionless

4

stone paving; cobble paving; stone steps; check (pattern); pavé (rectangular dessert, usu. made from chocolate or several layers of sponge cake)

1

to spread out (e.g. a futon); to lay out; to lay down (e.g. a cushion); to impose widely (e.g. martial law); to promulgate; to pin down; to hold down

3

silent (as the grave); deadly silent; deathly quiet

1

street light; streetlamp

1

night sky

2

(telephone) call; ring (of a telephone); shout; call; call; call loan (e.g. 30-day call)

2

to get a phone call

1

(moment of) departure; (upon) leaving; retirement

1

to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)

2

number; number plate; license plate

4

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

5

to speak; to say; to vocalize

3

cloth; fabric; material; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)

2

bit (mouthpiece)

7

slight movement; slight tremor; quiver

2

even

3