jpdb beta

intonation; accent; modulation; inflection

1

to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted

2

to splash; to raise (e.g. prices)

2

vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept

3

anger; wrath

3

expression; look; countenance; face

3

costume; fancy dress; masquerade; converted (cruiser)

6

short bob (haircut)

1

to lie; to cheat; to pretend; to trick; to deceive

1

looking on; remaining a spectator

3

spectacle; sight; scene

1

dim light; faint light; half-light of early morning; twilight

1

street light

1

before long

1

to pounce on someone's words; to cavil at someone's words; to trip someone up with their own words

2

uproar; disturbance

1

tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe

3

to duck one's head; to pull in one's head; to duck down; to shrug one's shoulders

1

to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate

1

to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat

1

ending; quitting; closing; ending before one had time to do something one wanted or intended to

1

start; beginning; first step; clue

1

in great numbers

1

foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature

1

drunkenness; intoxication

1

facing upward

2

to turn one's face away

2

base of the throat; bottom of the neck

2

reddish tinge; tinge of red; slight redness; reddishness; blush

1

several weeks; a few weeks

1

overnight stay; stopover; inn; hotel; anchorage; night duty

1

all on one's own

1

mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling

1

contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation

3

each time; always; often; thank you for your continued patronage

1

to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound

2

unprecedented; never seen before

2

still more; even more; much more; increased; greater

4

event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble

2

toning down; calming down; slowing down; mollification

1

tone; manner of speaking

2

to vanish gradually (e.g. of a voice); to trail off; to die away; to feel one's soul leaving one's body (from embarrassment, grief, etc.); to feel faint; to feel numb

1

it's none of your business; it's not your concern

1

to cause someone to worry

1

if it's the case

2

to grant someone's request

1

moaning; groaning

1

to examine (medically)

2

finding employment; getting a job

2

examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test

1