jpdb beta

estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately

1

dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding

4

darkness; the dark

2

to walk about; to walk around; to conduct oneself; to act; to stop by (somewhere; esp. of a criminal on the run); to drop by

1

cutaneous sensation

1

if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say

1

unsafe; insecure; careless; dangerous; incautious; imprudent

1

nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-

1

on the contrary; rather; instead; all the more

1

creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring

1

veil

1

outsider; someone outside of a group

1

towards; against; regarding; in contrast with

3

measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy

1

to lecture; to read aloud; to devise (e.g. a strategy); to work out (e.g. a tactic); to confer; to hold conference (with)

1

useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point

2

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

1

sorry; apologetic; remorseful

1

rather; better; instead; if anything

1

a long time (since the last time); first in a long time; it's been a long time; long time no see

2

person with whom to speak; someone to talk to; companion; advisor; adviser

1

(a) light; lights; lamp

1

to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry

2

growing light (e.g. at dawn); pale; appearing dumb; talking in an obvious way

2

to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to smile sweetly (at); to look fondly (at)

3

(length of one's) step; stride; pace

1

ten; 10; ten years of age

2

step; stride; counter for steps

2

square

1

centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government

4

pedestal

3

cramped

1

to be suspicious of; to be doubtful of; to be dubious of

1

to change; to switch; to change over (to); to renew

1

... or something (like that); ... or whatever; so-called ...; a certain ...

1

phantom; vision; illusion

2

interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)

3

what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement

2

(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely

1

to seal (e.g. a letter); to prevent (e.g. movement); to forbid; to block (e.g. speech)

1

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

2

to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed

1

nice to meet you; I'm glad to make your acquaintance; how do you do?

2

perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility

1

torrentially; swiftly flowing (water, esp. river); (speak) eloquently; fluently; flood of the times (moving strongly in one direction); current of the times

1

to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)

4

blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature

2

couscous; cuscus (variety of phalanger)

1

preparedness; readiness; mental attitude; frame of mind

1

in spite of; despite; although; nonetheless; nevertheless; but

1