jpdb beta

to shake one's head

1

admirable; commendable; praiseworthy; laudable; brave; heroic

1

to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread

1

was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...

1

armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track

4

hair (of the head)

2

to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby

3

to find a clear solution; to come to a clean decision; to give a clear explanation; to divide exactly (without remainder); to divide evenly

2

to tell (somebody) to (do something)

1

to do

1

such; like that; that sort of; very

1

nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner

1

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

7

unsteady steps; bobbing

1

stealthily; secretly; in secret

2

apprehensions; misgivings; uneasiness; anxiety; fear

2

to be loath to; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of

2

to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose

1

ability to take action; ability to take initiatives; energy; dynamism; drive

1

to follow another's example

1

glove; mitten; mitt

4

muffler; scarf; comforter; muffler (for a vehicle exhaust); silencer

4

to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt

3

contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...

1

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

3

to jump at; to be attracted by

1

vending machine

2

level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level

1

tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony

2

can; tin; canned food

8

to compare with the eye

1

to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)

3

to warm oneself; to sun oneself; to warm up; to get warm

1

to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)

6

equipping; installing; fitting; mounting; putting on

1

to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from

2

nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck

1

fibre; fiber; textile

1

to rub; to chafe; to wear out; to become worn; to lose one's innocence; to become sly

2

to warm; to heat

1

microwave oven

1

dim; vague; indistinct; faint; obscure

1

inverse proportion

1

light clothing; dressing light; light equipment; light armaments

1

next; secondly; subsequently

1

to say; to be called; to do

2

to change clothes (on someone else, e.g. child, doll); to change the wallpaper or skin (of a smart phone, etc.)

2

playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)

1

winter sky

1

under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side

1