jpdb beta

brave; heroic; gallant

1

manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour

1

double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n

1

to assemble; to set up; to construct

2

(out of) desperation; (as a) last resort; (driven by) pain

1

for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion

1

relief; peace of mind

3

chance; opportunity

1

carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease

2

tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health

3

tone of voice; mimicry; imitative voice

2

instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye

3

flaring up; burning hotly; flying into a rage; losing one's cool; opening suddenly and widely (e.g. eyes, mouth); (arch.) acting resolutely

3

to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on

1

laryngeal prominence; Adam's apple

2

to become hoarse

1

effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving

3

conviction; belief; confidence

2

lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)

5

on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead

1

weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly

3

to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away

3

or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean

2

to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into

5

first-hand account

1

to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off

3

mere; only; just; slight

1

to become sodden; to swell up; to become lazy

2

space on a page (e.g. in a newspaper); surface of paper; letter; writings

7

to tear off; to rip off

1

to be square; to be angular; to be jagged; to be formal; to be stiff; to be ceremonious

1

guilty (feeling, conscience, look, etc.); (feeling) uneasy

1

title; caption; heading

2

pen-name

1

real name

2

to narrow; to contract

1

to fade (of a colour); to grow dull in color (colour); to lose vividness; to lose freshness; to grow stale

1

to write a novel

4

unable to understand (reason, motive, etc.)

1

to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)

3

from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely

2

retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)

8

to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to

2

to be unusual (of a person or of a thing); to be uncommon; to be peculiar; to be crazy; to be eccentric; to be different

1

crowd of people

3

to walk away; to walk off

2

how old?; what age?

1

next month

1

to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)

1

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

1