jpdb beta

duty; obligation; responsibility

3

anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case

1

to resolve; to make up one's mind; to decide

1

appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of

6

to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat; to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver

3

lightly; nimbly

1

either way; in any case; one way or another

4

blind alley; cul-de-sac; dead end street; deadlock; impasse; dead end

1

hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done

3

to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)

6

we'll cross that bridge when we get there; we'll think about it when the time comes

1

knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning

1

strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious

13

feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness

2

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

2

enclosing wall; boundary fence; obstacle; barrier

6

to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out

8

to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen

10

every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)

3

conversation

1

to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep

2

ten; 10; ten years of age

4

to count; to enumerate

4

to become damp; to become moist; to become wet; to lack energy; to be in a slump; to be in low spirits

1

postponement; deferment; extension (of time)

1

suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly

7

before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner

6

irradiation; radiation; beaming; exposure (to light); illumination

1

to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound

42

surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement

4

breath; breathing; tone; mood

4

to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on

2

with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes

1

for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first

9

astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock

3

to open one's eyes wide

9

as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all

5

both; (not) either

2

given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...

12

to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)

5

mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door

23

vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump

1

to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)

5

development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)

3

scene; spectacle; sight; view

4

period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness

3

to be very far apart from; to be remote; to be quite different from

1

low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key

27

to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged

3

to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible

1