jpdb beta

to tie; to restrain; to confine; to bind; to fasten

2

to hang one's head; to droop one's head

6

to twine around

2

to fall forward (of a person); to tumble forward

3

creeping about; stirring restlessly; squirming

1

to crack; to develop a crack

3

mask; disguise; guise; mask

7

to become pale; to turn pale

2

eerie; spooky

2

inorganic matter; mineral matter; cold; inhuman; robotic

1

gender; distinction of sex; sex

1

to become hoarse

1

to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together

7

language

2

before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end

16

plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward

1

distant

5

to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit

5

(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when

1

sports club (e.g. at school); sports department (e.g. in a newspaper)

2

ace (playing card); ace (of a team); leading player; ace; hotshot; ace (serve)

1

band-man (member of a musical band); bandsman

1

to be ill; to suffer from; to have trouble doing ...; to be unable to ...; to fail to ...

1

paralysis; palsy; numbness; stupor

3

wherein; therein; thereinto

11

to collect; to assemble; to gather

10

what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?

1

to engage in lively conversation

1

defect; fault; flaw; deformity; deficiency; shortage

4

before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them

7

horseplay; fooling around

1

embarrassed; ashamed

2

evening; dusk

4

to be breathtaking; to be stifling

2

to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside

4

to think over; to ponder; to ruminate; to reflect

1

to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited

10

rucksack; knapsack; backpack

7

bag

7

borrowing

2

pretending not to know; pretending not to recognize someone (recognise); feigning ignorance; playing innocent

2

indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited; listless

2

to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter

4

to go to see (something, someone); to visit

11

stand-offish; distant; not frank; watery (alcohol, coffee, etc.)

3

self-torturing; masochistic

1

welcome; reception

1

doctrine; rule; principle; -ism

1

to understand; to be convinced; to be satisfied

2

to keep one's mouth shut; to refuse to talk

4