jpdb beta

territory; domain; dominion; possession; sphere of action

1

newspaper

4

checking and verifying

1

fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard

1

habit; behavior; behaviour; trait

1

to produce a sound

1

special characteristic; special quality; trait; idiosyncrasy; peculiarity

1

note; memo; memorandum

1

information leak; intelligence leak

1

meeting together; introduction; costarring; appearing together; being matched; facing off

1

presence of other people; (in) public; (in) front of others

1

the very best; utmost

1

suddenly and in a loud voice (e.g. sobbing)

1

definite; sure

1

emotional attachment; attitude (expressing emotion); meditative pose (e.g. an actor); posing for effect

2

better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth

1

passing through without stopping; passing by

1

quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to

2

deviation; inclination; offset; polarization; polarisation

1

to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise

1

here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up

1

miracle; wonder; marvel

1

value; worth; virtue; blessing

1

to pick a fight

1

to lose face; to be disgraced

1

to make a list; to enumerate

1

proponent

1

meaning; point (e.g. of a statement); gist; effect

1

silent; solemn; quiet

1

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

witness; observer

1

coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK

2

to stay up all night; to sit up all night; to do something all night

1

to talk together

5

happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness

1

to breathe

1

(bearing a) close resemblance; vivid reminder (e.g. of the past); dim; faint; vague

2

... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...

1

affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)

2

way of writing; manner of writing; penmanship (esp. used in old textbooks); calligraphy; format (e.g. of a report); stroke order of a character

1

it hasn't been long since

1

top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes

1

precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right

1

before now; hitherto

1

groan; moan; moaning

1

eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes; skin round one's eyes

2

bluish-green; turquoise; aqua

1

total; complete; all-out; general; extensive; full-scale

1

to make (tea, coffee, etc.); to brew a beverage (with hot water)

1

someone working behind-the-scenes; scene shifter; lady consort (to a high personage)

1