jpdb beta

as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively

1

pitch black

1

liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point

1

to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner

1

may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly

1

unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement

2

somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of

1

feigned ignorance; pretending not to recognize (somebody); unconcerned air; indifference

1

to be impolite; to be discourteous

1

to twist; to distort

2

in succession; one by one

2

unripe; green; inexperienced; immature; unskilled

7

wastepaper; scrap of paper; paper scraps

2

crumpled; rumpled; to be annoyed; to be irritated; noisily (chewing)

1

doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness

5

learning by ear; memory of having heard something before

1

to repel; to drive away; to repulse; to reject

1

(not) even once; (not) ever

1

the other day; a few days ago

1

far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)

3

to become excited; to grow lively

1

four thousand; 4,000

2

to precede; to forestall; to anticipate

1

steadily

1

to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate

2

clumsy; awkward; tactless; awkward (e.g. socially); (arch.) mean; (arch.) cowardly

2

single word; a few words; brief comment

1

to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent

3

grinding; polishing; refining (skill, knowledge, etc.); striving to master something

1

to be good (at); to go well; to look (taste, etc.) good; to hold one's liquor; to be able to hold one's drink

1

skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery

1

housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters

1

tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training

1

to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to mean everything

1

praise; admiration; commendation; approbation

1

confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)

2

in the early period (of something); at the beginning

1

pulverization; pulverisation; smashing; demolishing

1

to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die

5

revenge

1

to swarm; to gather

2

all one has; all one's possessions

1

to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay

1

disgrace; humiliation

2

they; those guys

3

hyena

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humming; crooning

1

stove; furnace; kiln

1

to dye; to colour; to color

1

soot

3