jpdb beta

thicket; coppice; brushwood

3

lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)

2

to get narrower; to contract

1

standing at attention

1

direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means

2

stare; gaze; fixation

1

to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about

1

cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible

8

to become settled; to be fixed

2

sense; sensation; feeling; intuition

5

to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender

3

fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet

8

to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress

7

essential; substantial; substantive; intrinsic

1

nervous temperament; worrier's disposition

1

things; everything

1

when one was a very young child; very early in one's life

3

any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand

8

imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action

6

consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice

6

to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)

7

living by oneself; living alone

1

to die

2

half a year; six months

3

interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance

1

for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first

14

in this way; like this

1

aimless

1

isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words

9

to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)

21

to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend

3

past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)

1

confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation

9

pieces; scraps; disconnected

2

to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)

1

I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)

2

reply; answer; response

8

rustling sound; search (esp. a home search by the police)

1

what to do

2

just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that

3

to swell up

3

to gradually rise

2

beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing

1

to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)

6

so; like this; in this way

5

cowardly; timid; easily frightened

2

by myself; in person; by oneself

3

to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with

1

fighting with real swords; game played in real earnest

3

to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away

6