jpdb beta

to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour

5

clapping hands; applause

2

show

1

focus of one's attention; what one is looking for; point of view; viewpoint

1

in groups of twos and threes; in small groups

1

to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread

6

group (of people); crowd; horde; throng; mob; multitude

1

to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)

3

great evil; scum of the earth; monster; fiend

1

to be found

5

inevitable; necessary

2

efforts; exertion; endeavour; assistance; services

4

to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that

10

desk work

1

measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion

3

patrol

2

one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself

2

difficult problem; challenge

3

otherwise; or else; if not

5

rumination; regurgitation; chewing the cud; turning over in one's mind; thinking over something; pondering

3

curtain; bunting; act (in play)

3

sympathy; agreement with; alignment; conformity; tuning

6

path; lane

1

to lessen; to decrease; to diminish

1

alley; alleyway; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)

1

to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)

3

workshop; works

1

glowing ember (either red hot charcoal or the glowing remains of burnt firewood); live charcoal

2

hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar

8

dusty

1

ventilation

1

necessity

1

small box; casket

8

interruption; suspension; break

5

payment in advance; advance payment; payment on delivery (e.g. business-reply mail, collect phone calls); forerunner

1

to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge

6

to insert; to put in; to send in (to a prisoner; e.g. clothes, books); to deliver (food, refreshments, etc. to workers); to supply

2

carrying (child) under arm

1

posture; stance

13

treasure; treasured item; prized possession

2

high in the sky

2

to spring; to jump up; to fly up; to skip

7

short (of a person)

3

radiation

1

1,000; thousand

6

mid-range; mid-scale; mid-size

1

pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements

2

around the world; throughout the world

2

atomic; indivisibility

1

to drop; to let fall; to omit

2