jpdb beta

beginning; outset; first; onset

11

gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase

3

to come untied; to come apart; to be softened; to be relaxed

1

to moan; to groan

2

to turn over (in one's sleep); to toss and turn (in bed); to change sides; to double-cross; to betray

2

pitch-darkness

1

minor injury

2

to sit up

1

overhead; above one's head; high in the sky

2

light; faint; pale; fleeting

4

turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling

2

corridor; gallery; platform; passageway

1

to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize

1

(at the) window

1

another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally

9

cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling

7

black clothes

4

(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to

5

to push or press or force down; to depress

1

as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever

1

open air

1

very young; little; childish; immature

5

around ...; or so

1

but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess

2

birthmark; nevus; bruise

1

mud; slush; (wet) dirt; thief

1

to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor

2

loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft

2

wavy hair

1

yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill

8

ash; ashes

2

to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon

12

unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy

2

to step firmly; to harden by treading

1

several times; several degrees

1

lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification

2

headache

7

chill; the shivers; shivering fit; cold; coldness; cold air

3

to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off

1

to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)

2

to carve into; to cut into; to engrave into; to inscribe

3

miraculous

1

to miss one's footing; to be off the right track; to be on the wrong path

1

to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to

9

to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)

8

arch; home run

1

form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence

6

today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays

6

fine weather; fair weather

1

as if ...; as if to say ...; as though ...

2