jpdb beta

curtain; curtains

13

thick (paper, cloth, etc.); heavy

3

light source

3

to stick up (hair, etc.); to stand up straight; to stand up abruptly; to jump to one's feet; to stand in one place, doing nothing in particular; to stand around

6

wooden; made of wood

3

profound; deep; grave; solid; dignified; stately

3

leather-covered

3

old-fashioned; ancient-looking; time-worn

5

speech; expression; wording; language

4

friendly

3

dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity

4

to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy

3

to sit (down)

6

foolish question

3

accidental resemblance

1

memory; ability to remember

3

uncountable; innumerable

1

beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...

1

that is to say; so that means

2

of the time; at the time; of the hour; in vogue; sought after

1

fundamental; basic

3

a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather

4

unsuitable; inappropriate; improper

1

to plan; to plot; to attempt (e.g. suicide, murder); to undertake (e.g. business); (arch.) to stand on tip-toes

2

failure; defective article; dead loss; good-for-nothing; worthless person; flop

1

sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable

1

to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate

3

naturally; in due course; by itself; of its own accord

3

any moment now; any minute now; as soon as possible; right away

1

that in itself; as such

1

to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)

4

living thing; organism; creature; biology

5

therefore; consequently

8

approximation; having a close resemblance

1

fixed content; settled matter; done deal

1

my husband; one's family; family member

1

indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)

3

truth

1

to ask; to enquire; to query

2

to plan; to intend; to aspire to; to set aims (sights on)

1

village

3

to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up

6

plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice

3

good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial

1

good person; virtuous person

1

to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)

3

question; query

5

present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing

71

faint smile

3

to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for

6