jpdb beta

to begin to catch (attention, etc.); to begin to collect

1

rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom

1

taciturn

2

sleepiness; drowsiness

1

whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur

1

somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why

1

to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence

2

to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper

4

regular; well-regulated; systematic; orderly

1

after a short time; in a short while; a short time later

1

mere; only; just; slight

5

twilight; dusk; faint light

1

morning mist

5

to accrete; to become whole; to come together

2

gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees

1

to abate; to weaken; to be emaciated; to be dejected; to be perplexed

2

almost; nearly; close to

2

to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off

3

to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death

4

lying face down; upside down; prone

1

degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction

1

moving about; stirring about

2

to leave word with (a person); to state in one's will; to leave (something) unsaid; to forget to mention

1

to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue

1

shadow or cloud (e.g. on someone's happiness); shade; gloom

1

field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken

4

profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)

4

lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate

3

courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness

2

to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)

2

to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration

1

to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)

1

to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach

2

not caring; not giving a damn

6

to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)

1

being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter

2

to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason

1

clear; obvious; evident; bright; light

6

approximately the same

1

tall (of a person)

1

to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil

1

to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)

2

to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)

1

ill-natured; mean; nasty; sadistic; cruel; mean-spirited

2

serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady

2

before long; even now

4

to be wet; to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked

2

eyelid

3

halting (speech); faltering; stammering

1

surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid

3